Through a sweeping descriptive narration, set during the hot summer of 1759, this non-fiction novelette, tells the incredible story of Fort Niagara’s commander, French Captain Pierre Pouchot.

Drawing primarily from Pouchot’s own memoirs and quality sources, Bloody Summer of 1759 takes the reader from Grenoble, France, to North American, through the memoirs of Pouchot himself.

Rich in detail, Bloody Summer of 1759 highlights Pouchot’s arrival to Fort Niagara, along with fort improvement and life. with background on the Three major players guide the narrative. that summer: the Iroquois warriors, French Marines and the British Army.

Pivotal to the tale, the book also covers in detail a long overdue spotlight on a most tragic event that fateful summer, The Battle of La Belle Famille. 

Bloody Summer of 1759  weaves everything together in a cohesive story. The reader will not only gain military history knowledge but do so while experiencing history, hopefully in a state of immersion and pure enjoyment