Jack Cavanaugh
7 SeriesJack Cavanaugh is renowned for his American Family Portrait series, which he initiated in 2010 with the book "The Puritans." His work has significantly contributed to historical fiction literature.
In "The Colonists," the second book of Jack Cavanaugh's American Family Portrait series, Benjamin Morgan's death leaves his children to navigate their individual paths: Philip as a Harvard academic in a primitive village, Priscilla in the male-dominated world of commerce, and Jarden on a pirate ship. When a merchant threatens to seize the family's holdings, the siblings must unite to protect their father's legacy. Together, they confront challenges and work to preserve what Benjamin Morgan lived and died for.
