NOTICE TO THE READER*Isaac Granger, Charles Campbell, Billey Gardner, the Reverend Richard Allen, Thomas Jefferson, of course, and other characters that appear in this novel were actual people, and certain historical events referenced in the story did take place. Yet this book is a work of fiction. References to real people, events, or locales are intended only to provide a sense of authenticity and are used fictitiously; all other characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real, or to be read as history. The language used in the book includes crude idioms and epithets that reflect what the author believes would have been authentic to the period and characters. The author intends no offense, disparagement, or hurt.
*I am indebted to Ross Howell, Jr., author of Forsaken, for the substance of this Notice.
