The Ghosts of Gumbo Flats

A Novel by Mace Thornton

Available on Kindle and in paperback. Hardcover coming soon.

Ghosts of betrayal don’t stay buried in Gumbo Flats, and Moses Watson has taken up his shovel of redemption.

October 1865. The Civil War is over. Moses, a freedman farmer in Kansas, is obsessed with returning to the South to rescue his wife and children torn from him by slavery. He is joined by two loyal, conscience-bound allies, Perry Adams and Pete Fontaine. They are both white men tied to Moses through allegiance and a common drive for recovery and truth.

From the river bluffs of northeast Kansas to the haunted cotton fields of the Deep South, they chase clues. Each mile brings them closer to long-buried secrets as they confront ghosts of the past.

As the men are pulled deeper into their quest, each step forward unearths more than they bargained for. The Ghosts of Gumbo Flats is a taut, unflinching tale of gritty obsession, buried truths, and blood-deep bonds forged in the fires of loss and loyalty. The men ride, not just for family, but also to help restore the soul of a fractured nation.

Explore Jawbone Holler with Perry Adams

Perry Adams is a skilled conversationalist, and now you can experience that firsthand. You can learn about the Kansas Territories, homesteading, the Civil War, and more — straight from the redeemed reprobate himself.

PA
Perry Adams
Protagonist · Jawbone Holler · Civil War era, territorial Kansas
A man can run from a place easy enough. Running from himself takes considerably longer. I'm Perry Adams — farmer, sometime pirate's blood, former fool of Salt Spring, Indiana. Ask me what you want to know.

Perry Adams is a character from Jawbone Holler by Mace Thornton