Reconstruction Days

Written by: Nathan B. Childs

This is the story of the Fortners, who rose from dirt poverty to an empire in a wilderness that bore a harvest of overwhelming wealth. It is a story of men and women in war and peace, trial and tribulation, love, passion, and loss, as they discover what it takes to scratch a living out of the land, and turn the American dream into an American reality. This novel based on the lives of my paternal great-grandfather and grandfather, who moved to Florida during the Civil War.

Chapter 1 - Reconstruction Days"The first three chapter int..."
Chapter 2 - On the Dusty Road to Florida"The Childs' family leave So..."
Chapter 3 - The Fortners"Alice tells the reporter ab..."
Chapter 4 - The Journal"Dan reads the journal of Ge..."
Chapter 5 - The Wind of War"As Sherman besieges Atlanta..."
Chapter 6 - The South is Doomed"George makes the toughest d..."
Chapter 7 - Salt in the Wound"The road to Florida tempers..."
Chapter 8 - The Funeral in the Woods"The Forners bury their frie..."
Chapter 9 - Florida Bound"The Fortners arrive in the ..."
Chapter 10 - The Apalachee Nation"When the Fortners arrive in..."
Chapter 11 - The Emerald Coast"The Fortners arrived in Apa..."
Chapter 12 - The Long and Winding Trail"The Fortners travel to Fort..."
Chapter 13 - Cooks Hammock"The Fortners set up camp in..."
Chapter 14 - The Yellowhammers and the Andalusian Bull"The Fortners travel to Ceda..."
Chapter 15 - Tawana"George discovers an Indian ..."
Chapter 16 - Marshtackies"The Fortners are compensate..."
Chapter 17 - The Battle of Olustee"George witnesses the Battle..."
Chapter 18 - The Transformation of a Boy"The Fortners leave their ha..."
Chapter 19 - Manatees and Indian Mounds"The Fortners winter in Crys..."
Chapter 20 - Tampa"The Fortners settle in Tamp..."
Chapter 21 - The Cattle Drive"The Fortners make their fir..."
Chapter 22 - Muley"George hires a drover."
Chapter 23 - Lightning Strikes"The Fortners make their sec..."
Chapter 24 - The War Is Over?"The Fortners learn that the..."