Set against the backdrop of the French and Indian War, AMBUSH IN THE ALLEGHENIES pits a resourceful frontier lad against the vicious Ottawa chief who murdered his father.

"A mountain man's first duty ain't to no king," yelped Lightnin' Jack Hawkins. "It's to survive!" That was enough justification for his fellow scouts, Bearbite Bob Winslow and young Will Cutler, when they fled from the massacre of General Edward Braddock's redcoats near Fort Duquesne. Yes, survival was an everyday priority for these hardy men who trapped beaver and hunted for their meat in the primordial forests of the Alleghenies. Dangers lurked everywhere here in the form of ferocious cougars, scalp-stealing savages, and white water rivers of immense fury. The woodsmen's worst nemesis, though, was Bold Wolf, the vicious Ottawa chief who brutally murdered Cutler's father and wanted to kill all the English like one pigeon. If that failed, the ruthless villain was more than willing to torture his enemies in the gauntlet or burn them at the stake. It was only through Bold Wolf's demise that Cutler could achieve inner peace. But would the resourceful lad be brave enough to meet the challenge when his cruel foe ambushed him in the dense hemlocks of the Alleghenies?

William P. Robertson graduated from Mansfield University in 1972 with a BS in English. Since college he has worked in factories, taught high school English, and run a successful house painting business. He began freelancing short stories, poetry, and articles in 1978 and has been published in over 500 magazines worldwide. He has also published eleven poetry collections, two audio books of horror verse, four volumes of short stories, seven Bucktail novels, and two French and Indian War novels. In his spare time, Bill enjoys photography, trout fishing, and Civil War reenacting. He belongs to Company I of the 42nd Pennsylvania Volunteers. For more information about Bill's writing, visit http://www.bucktailsandbroomsticks.com.