The Golden Warrior

About the Book

Nathaniel Townsend, a colonial Army scout and undercover spy during the American Revolution, falls in love first with an Indian Princess and then a white settler. After the death of his parents by hostile Indians, he spends ten years living with an Algonquin subtribe on Long Island. Arandel, a pretty Indian Princess, also eight years old when introduced to him by her father, the famous Chief Tackapousha, teaches him the ways of the Indians. In a treacherous attack by the Narragansetts of Connecticut, Arandel is killed trying to save Nathaniel’s life. To try to reconcile her death he becomes a whaler and learns to build whaling canoes and then to harpoon whales off the coast of Long Island. Eventually he is able to adjust to Arandel’s death and then reunites with Jessie, the daughter of the owner of a successful ferry and fishing business. Because of his reputation as the “Golden Warrior,” a white man with blond hair who heroically defended Chief Tackapousha’s settlement against the attacking Narragansetts, he came to the attention of General George Washington, leader of the colonial Continental Army. Washington recruits him as a spy and undercover Army scout. In a plot to kill Washington, planned by the British in collaboration with a renegade subtribe, the life of the future first President of the United States will be in the hands of Nathaniel Townsend.

About the Author

Dr. Stephen Sparacio, Sr. has taught English, including Journalism and Creative Writing, part-time at five colleges. At Baldwin Senior High School, Baldwin, L.I., he taught English and Journalism before becoming English Department Chairman and then Administrative Assistant to the Principal. As an Army journalist stationed in La Rochelle, France, he was Sports Editor of one of the three military weekly newspapers. A Public Information Specialist, he also wrote news and feature stories for the American Forces Radio Network, Army Times, N.Y. Herald Tribune (Paris Edition), Stars and Stripes, and hometown newspapers. For special occasions he wrote speeches for the Commanding General. A few poems and non-fiction articles have been published in various periodicals. For Cablevision TV, he wrote, narrated, and appeared in programs on the Scholastic Aptitude Test. He also edited the College Boards text book of Amsco publications. As an Adjunct Assisstant Professor at St. John’s University, he was selected to be a consultant for the compact Norton Introduction to Literature, 8th edition. At Barnel – Loft Publications, he was a part – time proof reader and copy writer. For two years, he served part – time as Assistant Dean at a local college. A graduate of Syracuse University with a B.A. degree in English, he also earned a Master’s and Doctor’s degree from Columbia University in New York City. He is married to the former Lucille Waaser of Baldwin and has two children, Stephen Paul, Jr. and Suzanne Sparacio Soetje. This is his second novel; the first, Strawberries and Diamonds, an Ellis Island Mystery, was published in 2008.