Stand and Face the Morning by Helen S. Owens

Stand and Face the Morning tells a robust, romantic story of the Musick and Lewis families of Colonial Virginia, who followed the migration down the Great Wagon Road into the backcountry of the Carolinas. The fascinating narrative follows them through the trials of hewing homesteads from the wilderness, wrestling with the choices of allegiance at the onset of the Revolutionary War, and struggling for survival as they are caught up in the bitter civil war, which engulfs their homeland.

Get to know patriarch Abram Musick and his wife Sarah, whose abiding love undergirds the family. Their eldest son, Lewis is more sensitive than others and carries within himself the wrongs and hurts he encounters. He joins brothers, cousins, and neighbors in the Patriot cause in his unholy quest for vengeance. Strong women characters walk beside their men and, through artistry and grace, produce families worthy of a new nation: Sarah’s daughters Terrell and Sally, neighbor Saro Tweddy whose husband travels with Daniel Boone into Kentucky, and Annie McKinney whose eyes look ever toward the western lands.

A culmination of the author’s lifelong dream, Stand and Face the Morning paints a realistic picture of life on the frontier. Meticulously researched, Owens places much care and attention to detail and vividly recaptures the past through her arresting narrative and remarkable characters. Follow the family’s fascinating journey and relive the frontier days!

• Paperback: 566 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris, Corp. (May 21, 2009)
• ISBN-13: 978-1441527899

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