Bayou St. John (novel)

Bayou St. John
Author Arthur Pindle
Cover artist Julius Kiskis
Country United States
Language English
Genre Historical Fiction
Publisher Eloquent Books
Publication date
2010
Media type Print (Hardback)
Pages 167 p. (hardback)
ISBN 978-1-60911-229-5 (hardcover edition)

Bayou St. John is a historical fiction book set in the pre-Civil War era, written by Arthur Pindle.

Plot Summary

Set in 1825, Bayou St. John is a novel about two fugitives with a master/slave relationship who escape to start new lives in New Orleans. After a series of adventures and complications, they finally become free of their pursuers.

The center of the story takes place at a hotel now owned by one of the fugitives, Jacques, a young French aristocrat who was once known as Count Mathieu. In France, the count won a duel (with pistols, to the death) and fled to America to make a new start.

Lucas, a young slave sold to a plantation owner, ends up killing the overseer. He attempts to escape from the dock in Charleston, where he encounters Jacques, who claims the young slave as his own, names him Pierre, and together they board a ship to New Orleans.[1]

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