Caintuck Lies Within My Soul
Hardcover
General FictionHistorical Fiction
Publisher Price: $25.00
Publisher: Interpreting Times Past Press
Published: Sep 9 2026
Pages: 234
Weight: 1.07
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
An award-winning historical novel, Caintuck Lies Within My Soul, is a masterful historical biography. It relates the story of Jemima Boone, Daniel Boone's fourth child and second daughter. The thrilling tale of Jemima's life, especially her dream of moving west of the Appalachian Mountains to live on America's first frontier, begins with her childhood in North Carolina. All comes to fruition when during America's Revolutionary War, the Boone family's arduous and dangerous journey into Kentucky sees them settle at Fort Boonesborough. Jemima, her sister Suzy, and her mother Rebecca arrive to find themselves the first three white women in Caintuck.
Jemima's experiences in the new settlements include by her capture by Indians and the 1778 siege of Boonesborough, which lasted ten days. Based on years of detailed research, this historically accurate novel relates one of America's great adventure stories as experienced through the eyes of a woman.
Jemima's life is one of a young woman who finds courage, happiness, and love while becoming an American Revolutionary War veteran. Caintuck Lies Within My Soul won awards from Royal Dragonfly (2020) and Incipere Awards (2021) in historical fiction.
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