BLACKWATER Lincoln's War in West Florida

By Richard Kyle Smith

Blackwater also tells the story of John Geoghegan and how he became a successful blockade runner out of Pensacola Bay. It's the story of Maria Moreno, the Spanish beauty whom John loves and almost loses. Further, it is the story of John's friend, Ben Jernigan, who is engaged to French-educated Amanda Rucker. Ben has no interest in the war, so he hides in the Yellow River swamp to avoid conscription. But he finds himself drawn out to help his friend, Caleb, a slave who has killed in self-defense. He gets Amanda and her friends out of Milton, Florida, and finally leaves the Southern ruins with John and his friends on his ship, the Carolina.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FNTPB658
• ISBN13: 9798869299208
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Veritas Ink and Press
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"