Black Forest Author:Meade Minnigerode The elopement and frontier marriage of Angus Drumlin, a Scottish fur trader, and Solange Monvel, of Kaskaskia, set into motion an expansive novel of Colonial America covering the years 1754 to 1788. Minnigerode successfully mixes a fictional account of the fate of Angus and Solange with a factual account of the history of the great Northwest, in... more »cluding Braddock's defeat, the Pontiac Conspiracy, George Rogers Clark's march on Kaskaskia and Vincennes during the American Revolution, and the Ordinance of 1787 which opens up the Northwest Territory for colonization. Although much of the action takes place in areas other than the Illinois Territory, Minnigerode has successfully captured the mood of old Kaskaskia; the opposing temperaments of French, British, and Indian as each vies in his own way for possession of America's heartland; and the determination of George Rogers Clark and his followers as they claim the territory for the Colonies.« less