Benjamin Nathan Tuggle thinks he's like any other twelve-year-old growing up in eastern Kentucky in 1976--until he learns he can travel back in time. Now his love of American history is more than just book knowledge; he actively participates in it.In his newest adventure, Ben travels back to the year 1778 and the American Revolution. He visits with Martha Washington at Mount Vernon, where he sees the day-to-day operations of the famous Washington plantation. When Martha is called to be with her husband, Ben travels with her to winter with General Washington and the Continental Army at Valley Forge.Ben is never shy about anything he does. In this, the second book in the Benjamin Nathan Tuggle: Adventurer series, join him as he journeys back in time, meets the father of our country, and experiences the Revolutionary War firsthand.

The tragedy of war is measured by destruction, death, and heartache. In the end, politicians negotiate, and soldiers come home. But the seldom-discussed tragedy of captivity leaves deep and lasting scars in those who return as well as in their families. Prisoners of war suffer immeasurable humiliation and pain at their captors' hands.

Historically, the mortality rate for American POWs averages 12 percent. The one exception was the POWs held in North Korea from 1950 to 1953; they died at a rate of 42 percent, nearly four times more than any other war. "Letters from a Captive Heart" is not a war story, as little of the tale takes places on the battlefield. It's a story of honor, strength, and heartbreak in the POW camps of North Korea and back home in America's heartland. This historical novel starkly portrays the contrast between the innocence of the early 1950s in rural Kentucky and the horrific reality of the POW camps.

In this moving and poignant saga about the effects of war, we find there is nothing more fragile than a captive's heart and nothing more powerful than its story of survival.

Benjamin Nathan Tuggle thinks he's just like any other twelve-year- old growing up in Eastern Kentucky in 1976-until he learns he can travel back in time.

He knows for sure that he's not dreaming when he meets Daniel Boone, a hunter, woodsman, and adventurer. The year is 1776, and Boone and the other settlers of Boonesborough are braving the dangers of the wilderness to open up an unexplored frontier.

Wild bears and marauding Indians are no match for Boone. The woodsman has never met a situation he couldn't talk, fight, or run his way out of, but he might not be able to match Benjamin's wit and energy. Despite their differences of personality and time period, the two develop a kinship as they discover the passion that they share for nature, adventure, and justice.

To truly make a difference and prove that he belongs, Benjamin must overcome his fears and get involved in events he's only read about in school. Join him as he journeys back in time, meets legends from the past, and explores the wonderful wilderness of the American frontier in "Benjamin Nathan Tuggle: Adventurer."

The tragedy of war is measured by destruction, death, and heartache. In the end, politicians negotiate, and soldiers come home. But the seldom-discussed tragedy of captivity leaves deep and lasting scars in those who return as well as in their families. Prisoners of war suffer immeasurable humiliation and pain at their captors' hands.

Historically, the mortality rate for American POWs averages 12 percent. The one exception was the POWs held in North Korea from 1950 to 1953; they died at a rate of 42 percent, nearly four times more than any other war. "Letters from a Captive Heart" is not a war story, as little of the tale takes places on the battlefield. It's a story of honor, strength, and heartbreak in the POW camps of North Korea and back home in America's heartland. This historical novel starkly portrays the contrast between the innocence of the early 1950s in rural Kentucky and the horrific reality of the POW camps.

In this moving and poignant saga about the effects of war, we find there is nothing more fragile than a captive's heart and nothing more powerful than its story of survival.