When Ananias Case boards a ship in Fowey, England in 1826 bound for Carbonear, Newfoundland, he's not looking for adventure; he's a man on the run. An historical novel based on real events, Ananias tells the story of a man seeking a new life while struggling with the ghosts of his past. Inspired by the author's own family genealogy — Ananias Case was the great-great-great grandfather of James Case. source
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“"That there is Cape St. Francis." Captain Collin pointed to starboard. Then he called to the wheel. "Bring her head into the west-sou'west." "Aye, aye, Captain," the mate returned. "Not like the cliffs of Dorset and Cornwall," I observed.”
Verbatim opening-chapter excerpt published by Nevermore Press names Cape St. Francis as Ananias's first sight of Newfoundland on his 1826 voyage to Carbonear.
Nevermore Press, official Ananias first-chapter excerpt — source
