Captain Garrison: 1701-1781
About this eBook
It is the early 1700s on Staten Island, New York. Nicholas’ parents teach him right from wrong. But the bitterness of loss, the anger at cruel treatment, and the lure of a sailor’s loose life lead him further and further from God.
Nicholas excels in navigation and earns praise as a seaman. But peace eludes him. After years of running from storms, pirates, and his own memories, Nicholas becomes desperately ill. The words of his strange but peaceful Moravian passenger jar his fading mind. The Bible verses his mother helped him learn return. His adultery, lying, and anger stare him in the face.
God has seen every sin he has ever committed. Nicholas is not smart enough to escape nor good enough to go to heaven. His attempts at right living have fallen to the ground, and he has nowhere to hide himself from God. He deserves to die. He is about to die. What then?
Father God! Give me one more chance!
About the author
Growing up on a Mennonite produce farm, I created brothers Terry, Gary, and Larry, to help pass the time doing chores. I told stories about them to my brother as we weeded strawberries, thinned carrots, or washed fresh eggs.
For about a decade, I wrote books for adults through a Mennonite publishing house, including From the White House to the Amish and Captain Garrison, two Christian fiction books based on the stories of real men. I enjoyed traveling, researching, and interviewing for seven books. My travels took me to a cholera hospital in Haiti, disaster-ravaged towns in the United States, and Syrian refugee camps in the Middle East.
Now my husband Marnell and I have a child of our own and I am returning to my own childhood. The Brady Street Boys Midwest Adventure Series brings Terry, Gary, and Larry back to life.
Visit www.katrinahooverlee.com for updates, signed paperbacks, and a Saturday blog post about life in Elkhart, Indiana, where we seek to join God's work with our small urban conservative Mennonite church.
