Tom Lonergan

Scalpburner: a Historical Novel Tom Lonergan

Scalpburner is a story of love and ordeal set on the Iroquois frontier during the American Revolution. In 1774, Ethan Henry, a young British officer, arrives in America with the spy John Andre. As war breaks out, he is posted to the barbaric northern frontier where he finds his allegiance shift to the side of the stubborn and resourceful colonists he's come to fight. Drawn by the energy and spirit of the New World and its citizens, Henry falls in love with a beautiful young half breed whom he pursues across the entire dark and treacherous frontier to save. As his friend Andre slips resolutely toward his own tragic end, Ethan Henry is inspired by the real heroes of our history. And, strengthened, emboldened, he becomes more than he ever dreamed possible.