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    If It Wasn't for Bad Luck
    If It Wasn't for Bad Luck
    If It Wasn't for Bad Luck
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    If It Wasn't for Bad Luck

    By C. Forrest Lundin

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    Izzy never understood how Pa could justify owning people.

    When the conflict erupted, Izzy signed up with the Union. His older brother, the heir, sided with the Confederacy. The Rebels are on the verge of losing, and Izzy fears what Turlough may do to the slaves, Lace in particular. He's on a race to beat the news home. But he must be careful. If Pa sees him, the old man will try to kill him.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPaper Gold Publishing OLD
    Release dateJun 17, 2021
    ISBN9798201580698
    If It Wasn't for Bad Luck
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      If It Wasn't for Bad Luck - C. Forrest Lundin

      Chapter One

      The Rebels couldn’t hold out much longer. When he heard about Richmond falling to the Union, Izzy went to his commander and asked to be released. After a long argument, Izzy told him he was going one way or another, that Cherokee Nation citizens weren’t subject to the laws governing the rest of the troops.

      He didn’t know if it was true or not. It seemed his commander didn’t know either. Since he volunteered and had brought his kit with him, he could take the lot and vamoose. Not one to stick around and risk having permission rescinded, Izzy left. Having dealt with his old man for years, he knew better than to dally.

      Buster, his older brother, fought for the South. Buster hated Izzy, a given in the MacCullough family, and no one seemed surprised when Izzy took off to join up with the North and Buster chose the South.

      His father hadn’t been fond of Izzy either. The land and everything on it would go to Buster so Izzy’s determination to reach home in the Cherokee Nation before his brother had nothing to do with the land. With Buster’s nasty temper, Izzy feared for his mother, Satin, Lace, and the other slaves. God only knew what Buster would do, or Turlough.

      Beating Buster home, if he could manage it, might save lives. If he had a head start... Izzy didn’t know if Buster was still alive, but suspected he was. It would be a race to see who could get home first.

      He didn’t plan to stick around. He’d grab Momma, Satin, Lace, and whoever else would accompany him, and take off west. California or Oregon, either would do. As far from Turlough and Buster as he could get would be a wise move. To his mind, neither man was sane. Losing the war could make them both let go of whatever slim hold they had on reason.

      The Cherokee Nation would be a hotbed of hate and men like him, those who fought for the Union, would be hard-pressed to get along in the coming years. The forced relocation, combined with the war... he could see hard times ahead for Union sympathizers. Better to get out while he could.

      Izzy didn’t like it, but the old Cherokee trace seemed his best bet to get home the quickest. But he’d

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