Author Duggan to speak at Historical Museum meeting
The first monthly meeting for the Cape Coral Historical Museum will be held Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 2:30 p.m., Cultural Park Theater, 528 Cultural Park Blvd., Cape Coral.
Author Henry C. Duggan III, a native of Albany, Ga., will be speaking on his historical novel “Silver’s Odyssey.”
“A howling hurricane in 1622 tosses young Lt.Luis Armador overboard, washing him onto Florida’s savage southwest shores. Meanwhile, his silver-ladened Atocha galleon sinks at sea, with 260 sailors going to a watery grave.
“A desperate quest for survival now begins in the wilderness, among bold Native Americans – a world few Europeans had confronted. Wretched to have left his betrothed’s pleadings in Seville, he now feels a sense of remorse, but realizes he must gird up for the coming physical challenges.
“Indian slavery humbles him, and he becomes obsessed with escape. It comes, but with a price, as his fellow escapees meet misfortune. Pieces of eight, carried from the ship, become resentful reminders of his plight, and a mission to cache them in an underground stream almost takes his life.”
After the program, Duggan will have his books for sale; he would be delighted to sign them for you.
This presentation is open to the public, no admission fee, no reservations required. For further information please check our website: capecoralhistoricalmuseum.org