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Salute to AdventurersJohn Buchan

Salute to Adventurers

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Original author: John Buchan

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"Salute to Adventurers" by John Buchan is a historical adventure novel published in 1915. Set in late 17th-century Virginia and Scotland, the story follows young Scottish merchant Andrew Garvald as he navigates dangerous colonial trade wars, Indian uprisings, and romance. When a crazed religious zealot emerges as the unlikely leader of a massive Native American force threatening the settlements, Garvald must undertake a perilous mission into the western mountains to prevent catastrophe and win the heart of Elspeth Blair.

Salute to Adventurers, by John Buchan. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #10046.

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28 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: The Sweet-Singers3,581 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: Of a High-Handed Lady1,982 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: The Canongate Tolbooth4,022 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: Of a Stairhead and a Sea-Captain4,850 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: My First Coming to Virginia2,729 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: Tells of My Education3,433 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: I Become an Unpopular Character3,485 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: Red Ringan3,520 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: Various Doings in the Savannah4,573 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: I Hear an Old Song3,627 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: Gravity Out of Bed3,312 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: A Word at the Harbour-Side3,523 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: I Stumble Into a Great Folly3,210 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: A Wild Wager3,196 words
  1. 15.Chapter XV: I Gather the Clans2,165 words
  2. 16.Chapter XVI: The Ford of the Rapidan2,395 words
  3. 17.Chapter XVII: I Retrace My Steps2,651 words
  4. 18.Chapter XVIII: Our Adventure Receives a Recruit3,227 words
  5. 19.Chapter XIX: Clearwater Glen2,775 words
  6. 20.Chapter XX: The Stockade Among the Pines3,132 words
  7. 21.Chapter XXI: A Hawk Screams in the Evening3,307 words
  8. 22.Chapter XXII: How a Fool Must Go His Own Road2,626 words
  9. 23.Chapter XXIII: The Horn of Diarmaid Sounds3,349 words
  10. 24.Chapter XXIV: I Suffer the Heathen's Rage2,844 words
  11. 25.Chapter XXV: Events on the Hill-Side2,843 words
  12. 26.Chapter XXVI: Shalah2,467 words
  13. 27.Chapter XXVII: How I Strove All Night with the Devil4,305 words
  14. 28.Chapter XXVIII: How Three Souls Found Their Heritage2,967 words