Lucian Fletcher was born in 1824 at Lynchburg, Va., where he passed a harum-scarum life which came to its first climax when he became involved in a disgraceful shooting scrape. To save his skin, his father, a well-to do planter, packed Son Lucian off over the Blue Ridge into what is now West Virginia. And to care for this handsome but troublesome son, Planter Fletcher sent along two slaves, Arch and Mary.
Arch died. Lucian, again mixed up in some shady gunplay, fled north with Mary. Arrived in Detroit, Lucian decided he would...
To continue reading:
or
Log-In
