The Fourth Son

The fourth son of the Comte d' Artois was raised to be a French noble. Nothing but his swordsmanship prepared him for life after his father's death. The first son inherited the title. Arrangements had been made for his brothers and sisters. Why were none made for Jean-Marc?

Forced to be self-supporting at sixteen, he accepts an offer of passage to New France.

Stranded on the coast of Maine, he struggles to survive. Befriended by natives, then taken prisoner by English colonists, he is sol...