The Sentinel of the Marsh: The Journals of Moses Nunes

In 1733, the edge of the world was a sandy cliff in Georgia known as Yamacraw Bluff.

For Moses Nunes, the voyage of the William and Sarah was more than a crossing of the Atlantic; it was a final escape from the long shadow of the Portuguese Inquisition. Behind him lay the stone cathedrals of Lisbon and the secret prayers of a family living in shadows. Before him lay a suffocating emerald wilderness where the air was thick with heat, disease, and the constant threat of Spanish steel.

While his...