Dust and Honor - The Story of Peter Cornelius
One Man's Journey Through 19th Century America
Peter Cornelius lived through some of the most defining moments in American history. Born in New York in 1832 and raised in Ohio and Indiana, he grew up listening to his grandfather Dox's stories of fighting in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. By the time Peter reached manhood, history had become his own to live.
He helped runaway slaves along the Underground Railroad, witnessed a Lincoln-Douglas debate, and saw the harsh realities of slavery firsthand. When the Civil War erupted, he rode with the 2nd Indiana Cavalry, fought in bloody battles, and endured the misery of being a prisoner in a Confederate camp. After the war, Peter's life carried him westward through Illinois and into Kansas, where he found himself in the middle of a Dalton Gang robbery, rode for an afternoon with Bat Masterson, and later stood in a Kansas crowd to hear Theodore Roosevelt speak.
Yet Peter's story is not only one of history, it is one of family. He married three times, fathered eight children, and endured both the heartbreak of loss and the resilience required of a pioneer. From the wooded hills of Indiana to the windswept plains of Kansas, his life is a portrait of 19th-century America itself: turbulent, tragic, hopeful, and full of grit.
Based on decades of family research and oral tradition, this novel gives voice to a man whose story deserves to be remembered. Peter Cornelius's journey is not just a family history-it is an American story, one worth hearing.
9798349642227
Book, Hardcover
Dust and Honor - The Story of Peter Cornelius: One Man's Journey Through 19th Century America
- Author: Scott Hamele
- Cover Design by: Ian Koviak
344
English
9.00 x 6.00 x 0.81 inches, 1.38 pounds
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