Colonists

The Morgan family line continues in the second book in the "American Family Portrait Series". In "The Colonists" it follows the lives of three young adults~great-great-great, etc grandchildren of Drew Morgan. Phillip is young and determined to find the family Bible that belonged to Drew, Patricia, also young and fiercely independent and Jared, the youngest and rebelious, who takes chances and risks. This is an awesome Christian read, filled with action and adventure!

The Morgan family continues to endure hardships and learn about God's love in the American Colonies as the third generation steps out. After the death of their father Phillip, Priscilla, and Jared are all crossed by the evil Daniel Cole, who has the rest of Boston convinced that he is an honorable merchant.It is so easy to be swept up in Cavanaugh's story. While reading an enjoyable novel you are able to learn a lot about the history of our beautiful country.

This was a very good story, with the same elements that are in the rest of the books in this series: adventure, emotion, romance, Christian values, drama, history, and even a little humor!Three siblings take off in different directions--one to the high seas of pirates, one to an indian village, and one stays home but causes quite a stir among peole. Great storytelling with the same historical detail and life that's in the whole series!

Like the first book in the series, I found The Colonists an excellent reading experience. Although captivatingly suspenseful for a book set in this time period, it was meticulously consistent with historical events and reality. One thing that continues to impress me about the writer is his use of complex, strikingly human characters. I find Cavanaugh's understanding of human nature amazing. It is interesting to see how much the attitude of the Puritans changed over the course of 1 or 2 generations. I think that just about anyone would enjoy a book of this caliber. I surely did and I can't wait to see what Cavanaugh has in store for me in his next book!

So far I have only read the first three books in the American Family Portrait series and I absolutely loved all of them! Jack Cavanaugh writes such in-depth novels with such compelling characters! I couldn't put it down. Though I love all of the books that I have read so far in this series I have to say that with The Colonists Cavanaugh has truly outdone himself!