IN THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW: The Story of David Jones and Jane McCrea

About the Book

The American epic of how the tragic death of Jane McCrea, the sister of American Colonel John McCrea and fiancée of Loyalist Ranger Captain David Jones, turned America’s first Civil War into a successful struggle for Independence and made her the Mother of a new Nation.

About the Author

Bruce A. Burton (WGAw), raised on a Vermont dairy farm, attended one-room schools, Deerfield Academy, Bowdoin College, the University of Edinburgh*, taught American, English, and Continental Literature, Greek Tragic Poetry, Native Studies, Speech and Writing for 26 years. In addition to IN THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW, THE STORY OF DAVID JONES AND JANE MCCREA. (Xlibris ISBN 1-4134-5138-1. 2005) and screen works, Professor Burton has written Essays on Literature, Native American Issues, Government, History, and Natural Law. * Student of the late K. .J. Fielding, Saintsbury Professor of English Literature, student of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, Oxford U.