by E.V.Thompson (Author)
South-West England, 1812. England is at war with America and when two hundred and fifty American prisoners-of-war arrive at Dartmoor prison, it is already overcrowded with French prisoners. Among the newcomers is Lieutenant Pilgrim Penn, an American merchant seaman, who soon falls in love with a local girl at a market held inside the prison walls. The inmates fight amongst themselves, despite their common enemy and the Americans are a particularly troublesome group. When the governor's daughter becomes romantically involved with one of them, he orders his soldiers to open fire during a minor disturbance, even though the war has ended and personal revenge is suspected as his true motivation.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 480
Publisher: Sphere
Published: 20 Jan 2011
ISBN 10: 0751545422
ISBN 13: 9780751545425
Book Overview: * Romance blossoms on Dartmoor in 1812 when local girl 'adopts' ill-treated American prisoner... Based on a true incident known as 'The Dartmoor Massacre'.