LEGACY
But
a dense thicket born of the blood of hundreds of warriors now remains
of the great river that once served the settlement of Lapura. For
years, toothless, plagued balladeers served notice of a past that today
is denied existence. The message suffered in the amalgamation of
French, Bantu, Spanish, English and indigenous dialects that comprised
the accounts. Certain legends survived and now function as lullabies in
the backwoods of Appalachia, versions doubtlessly revised to render
them tame enough for the children. It seems that the night of two
centuries ago cannot afford to be remembered. But, why then, did young
Rachelle Evans come to locate the village historical records and
thereby surrender her life to exploring the events that led to the
infamy of September 27, 1779?
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