NATIVE SON
By J. M. Hochstetler
Zondervan
Fiction/General/Historical

Native Son, the second book of The American Patriot Series, continues the saga of Brigadier General Jonathan Carleton and the woman who has stolen his heart, Elizabeth Howard. Each have pledged their allegiance to General George Washington. Elizabeth’s spy mission sends her gathering information among the Loyalists while Jonathan’s orders send him deep into Indian Territory.

When Elizabeth learns Jonathan has been captured by the Indians, she tries desperately to gain information about the man she loves. Unable to learn of Jonathan’s fate, she is forced to continue life with the uncertainty of whether or not he is alive.

Jonathan’s life changes drastically when he becomes a slave to the tribe who captured him. He must endure decisions that put him in battle against the people to whom he has pledged his allegiance.

Native Son is an excellent portrayal of both sides of the Revolutionary War. Mrs. Hochstetler’s riveting historical tale goes a step further and takes the reader to another side—the suffering of the Native Americans during this chapter of our nation’s history.