About the Book

American Wild

A Story of Resilience and Redemption
after the American Revolution

A beautifully written historical fiction  book based on true events, this is the inspiring story of a French widow thrust alone into the New World after her husband’s murder.

America. L’Amérique.

A foreign land threatens to take French-born Vittorie LeClerc’s love during a revolution and ultimately succeeds during questionable peace. She watches his last breath evaporate into nothing, leaving her to survive with only her will, a knife and a few gold buttons.

With the help of a mysterious man of the woods and other pioneers, Vittorie navigates uncharted territory, language barriers, fractious warring nations, suspicious settlers, underground slave kings, and a burgeoning new government.

Based on true events and historical figures during and after the Revolutionary War, American Wild is the unforgettable story of a woman’s odyssey into significance, a searchlight into heart, mind, history, and spirit.

ISBN: 9798989514908 (paperback)
ISBN: 9798989514915 (hardback)
Publication date: 11/30/2023
Pages: 534
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.32(d)
Publisher: Autumn & Lee Publishing

Reviews

"I am familiar with this region of KY and the original story of the LeClerc's of Frenchman's Knob. In this case, truth is indeed stranger than fiction. The FACTS of this story are incredible, and Hale does an excellent job weaving together fact, fiction, history, and humanity." —Ariana, Verified Amazon Reviewer ✰✰✰✰✰

"A spellbinding novel of during and after the American Revolution. The characters and history combine to weave the story into probably the best novel I have read about this era." —Dutch, Verified Amazon Reviewer ✰✰✰✰✰