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Captain Strader is a successful pirate, the Kings of England, France and Spain have united and plan to capture all pirates. Strader's time is running out for him and his men, his Dream is to find a refuge for him and his men to live in till they die, without capture.
He hears of a place in a swamp in North Carolina. Goshen Swamp is a perfect place for him and his men to live out their lives. They have families, and his Dream lives longer than expected. The generations live till the Civil War and after, with the hope of living to the present modern day.
They find a paradise like location to live in, in the swamp. They are faced with dangers from British and Bounty hunters, wild animals, Sasquatch, bears and snakes and others. Nine men are captured by Confederate soldiers and made to fight with them.

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Publié par	Trafford Publishing
Date de parution	24 octobre 2022
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781698712239
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	5 Mo

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CAPTAIN DRAKE STRADER’S DREAM

THE CIVIL WAR
ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE YEARS L ATER

JAMES MILTON ROBERTS

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2022919034
Trafford rev. 10/18/2022

DEDICATION
F irst, any dedication should go to our life-giver and Creator who without him, this book would never have happened. Psalms 83:18
Next, I want to dedicate this book, to my wife, Sandra Benson Roberts. Sandra has been a great encouragement to me during the writing by the patience she has shown, giving me space to write when she wanted my attention. She never let up on her love for me but continued to embrace me with hugs and kisses when I was discouraged.
Next, I would like to thank Webster for a fine New World College Dictionary. It has helped me greatly.
Writing any kind of book is not easy. This is my second book. The first was a biography of my life and Vietnam, it took me years to write. It was mainly for therapy for PTSD and amnesia.
Sandra, again has helped me greatly with my PTSD, and I have a service dog named Dexter. He is a fullblooded Rottweiler, fully trained, and does wonders in aiding me as a service dog.

INTRODUCTION
M y name is James Milton Roberts, and this is a book based on fiction. The part about the Civil War Contents is mostly true. There are other names and places in the book that are true. You should look at the book as a book of fiction; never try to base it on fact. Jake Strader never existed; the name Strader I saw on the side of a cargo truck at an intersection. This book has been going over and over in my mind for about a year and a half, if not longer, until it was completed on February 23, 2021.
I am a disabled veteran 100% totally and permanently disabled due to a service-connected disability from Viet Nam. I have free time to spend writing, but words and thoughts do not come easily for me. My next book should not take near as long as the subject is already set in my mind; it will start where this one left off.
This book is about a man with a dream that he expects to last about eighty-five to ninety years at the most. Yet, that dream goes on for over three hundred years with no end in sight. The “generations” of the pirates’ children continue to live that long, and so the story.
It starts in late 1698. Captain Jake Strader and his men are a band of very successful pirates. By 1705 they are looking for a place of refuge, to live out the rest of their lives in peace, and not to be hanged.
Captain Drake Strader dreams that his men and their women will live the rest of their lives in freedom in a refuge to themselves, till they die never to be hanged, with children and happy family lives.
Looking for such a place, they find it in a swamp in North Carolina. They live in the swamp up till the Civil War and they have eight men that are taken into the Confederate Army. Then the story centers on the battles of the Civil War and these two men’s lives.
It will have stories about the battles during the war and events that took place, including names of the Generals involved in the battles, number of casualties, and total number fighting.
Events in the swamp will be about the different kinds of animals in Goshen Swamp. Goshen Swamp does exist in N.C. My father owned a farm when I was a young kid, and Goshen Swamp was at the rear of the farm. I spent a lot of time fishing in that old swamp. There are some pictures of what the swamp looks like. People today with modern machinery have been able to go into some parts of Goshen Swamp and pull out logs of cypress trees and some different hardwood.
The story of the swamp is an interesting one to tell if you like one of adventure and surprises of the unknown. There are a lot of treasure chests that are held by the 129 pirate family heads, filled with gold and silver. There is a group of runaway slaves that join the camp of the pirates and spend the rest of their lives in the camp.
There is a lot that unfolds in the story as it continues and many new characters, leading to a central family line. It is a book that is simple to read and not filled with complicated words.

CONTENTS
CAPTAIN DRAKE STR ADER
Chapt er 1
North Caro lina
Starts out in 1698, Captain Drake Strader and his men are a band of pirates roaming the seas. Destroying and stealing gold and valuables from merchant ships, in great numbers.
Their time as pirates is running short and they know they have to find a good hiding place, to live out their lives, or hang. So the Captain goes on the search for such a place. In his search he finds a place in North Carolina.
Chapt er 2
Traveling to Goshen Swamp land
Captain Strader finds a hiding place inside the inlet at the Cape Fear River. There he sets up a post, with his ship the Maiden’s Skull pulled inside. Searching the Cape Fear River far up the river, his scouts find a swamp they can live in to hide from civilization.
Problem is the British are in hot pursuit of them up the Cape Fear River.
Chapt er 3
Settling into Goshen Swamp land
It is now November 18, 1705 and they have found a place to set up a camp very deep into the swamp. The swamp is known as Goshen Swamp, and covers many counties in North Carolina. They are threaten with many wild beast, they have never seen or heard of before. They are even attacked by the one known as Sasquatch.
King William II is up set at the failure of the British to capture, Captain Drake Strader. He is afraid another failure will cost him in a political way. Ship Bounty hunters approach with a deal he can’t refuse, to capture or kill Captain Drake Strader.
Chapt er 4
Settling into the New Goshen Swamp Camp
After the attack by the Bounty hunters, the Captain knows he has to go deeper into the swamp. His scouts find an outstanding location for a new camp with a small water fall fed by a large fresh water spring. Again a couple of men are killed by Sasquatch.
On Friday, April 10, 1761 Captain Drake Strader, died in his sleep, from a sicknesses he had for several days. Before he died he appointed as the new Captain, Rocca Lombardi. Most people called him Rock.
CAPTAIN ROCCA LOMB ARDI
Chapt er 5
The First Generation Raised in Goshen S wamp
Everyone called him Captain Rock. There was a mother bear that was killed by a big male bear and she had a cub. The scouts knew the cub would die left alone, so they brought it back to camp, till it was old enough to leave. It never Left!
On January 12, 1792 Captain Rock died at 92, appointing Jarrett Barlow as Captain of the camp.
CAPTAIN JAR RETT
Chapt er 6
More Generations Raised in Goshen S wamp
Twenty-nine black runaway slaves have now joined the camp of the pirates generation. One thing that Captain Drake Strader did was make sure all his men and their wives and children, got was an education. He was a well educated man knowing several languages. He saw to it all his people knew what he knew and more.
That went for the runaway slaves also, no exceptions for anyone in the camp. All the Captains made sure that rule was followed.
Chapt er 7
1800s Goshen Swamp North Caro lina
Cubed Browning is a runaway slave with a very good talent in art and sculptures, making his way to the world of art.
The Captain takes on the raising of bees for honey in the camp. Men are sent to honorary Colleges, to further their education. The worst thing to hit North Carolina and the camp was a hurricane on December 5, 1826. It was the worst thing to happen to the camp in 121 years.
CAPTAIN JASPER STAN DISH
Chapt er 8
Goshen Swamp and the Outside W orld
On Tuesday April 18, 1837 Captain Jarrett Barlow has died. Before he died he appointed as Captain Jasper William Standish. Jubal the leader of the slaves, and the others have saved enough money to buy their freedom.
THE CIVIL WAR MARTY AND JAY STAN DISH
Chapt er 9
Fighting With The Confede racy
Civil War has started, Marty and Jay, son’s of Jasper Standish have been taken by the Confederate army. They are now solders in the war. Jasper takes 450 men and goes after his son’s but finds out too late, that they have already gone to battle.
THE END OF THE WAR
Chapte r 10
Marty Standisch Fighting till the End
A list of different major battles and what occurred during those battles. The final surrender at Appomattox, Virginia.
MARTY STAN DISH WAR ENDS
Chapte r 11
April 12,1861- May 9 ,186
Marty Standish on his w