The George Story

<p>Memories haunt us for a reason. In The George Story George Atkinson the second son of a homesteading and profiteering gentleman discovers the truth of this during the aftermath of the Indian Wars. In 1864 feeling pressured to prove himself and driven by a conviction that he is protecting his family George leaves his home in Black Hawk Colorado to join a private militia. </p><p><br></p><p>The winter of war that he experiences etches itself into his mind so deeply that everywhere he turns he is confronted by memories he'd rather forget. From the stumbling of a horse that crushes its rider to the burning of villages and the suicide of his best friend. In desperation a year after returning home George sets off alone hoping to outrun these memories. He travels into the southwest on what becomes a journey of discovery. </p><p><br></p><p>During his travels he becomes a miner a brick-mason a town representative and finally a husband and father finding a home in the Santa Cruz Valley of Arizona Territory. Here opens a new chapter of his life and he has no choice but to confront the memories that traveled with him.</p>