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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1929
Page
6
Synopsis opens with Perinonek villagers in a quaint French Canadian setting. It introduces the Crippled Lady, beloved figure among the simple inhabitants, touted as the heroine of an epic to unfold in the village. The tone suggests a rustic, serialized tale centered on local characters.
A long excerpt traces Paul Kirke's mixed Mohawk and European ancestry from Molly Brant through King George III era, showing a wealthy New York life shaping his Indian bloodline. It notes Molly Brant's influence, James Kirke's ambition, and Paul's early sorrows as his mother dies and his father falters.
Paul Kirke, heir to vast fortune, grapples with his father’s empire and a colossal wilderness dam project. From rival Henry Durand to the perilous riverworks, the saga traces ambition, guilt, and a family feud that tests integrity, love, and power. Paul confronts the moral costs of progress as the dam nears completion.
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