Books Tell You Why, Inc.

A Fine first Printing of the First Edition in a like dust-jacket.

In 1802, Evergreen Gallant sets sail from England with a noblewoman and her daughter, seeking a new life in the new world. But when the ship is attacked by pirates, Gallant leads a daring rescue that earns him the admiration of the girl, who turns out to be the daughter of a wealthy plantation owner.

The two fall in love, but when the girl's father discovers their relationship, he orders her to return home. Gallant is devastated, but he follows her instructions and boards a ship headed back to England.

Upon his return, Gallant finds that the girl has married another man and has a child. Devastated, Gallant drinks himself into oblivion.

Twenty years later, Gallant is a broken man. He's barely managed to survive as a drunk, and his farm is in foreclosure. Desperate, he decides to go find the girl he once loved.

Upon his arrival in Louisiana, he learns that; 8vo; 384 pages.