The Westward Sagas begin with Book 1: Spring House.

David was featured in a story in the Charleston Courier: Revolutionary War author Bowles speaks to descendants of early Coles County settlers.

In April 2007, National Indie Excellence 2007 Book Awards announced that Spring House was a finalist in the Historical Fiction category. Read more on Writing the Westward Sagas.

Spring House was also a finalist in the Historical category of the AuthorIsland.com Readers' Choice Awards.

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The Mitchell family left Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1762 for North Carolina. Their story is chronicled by Mitchell descendant, genealogist and, tale-spinner David Bowles beginning in Spring House, from Plum Creek Press, Inc.

The sagas will continue in future books as the family continues to move westward in search of fertile land and greater opportunity.

The author's scrupulous research ensures historical accuracy, and the story-telling talents he inherited from his Mitchell ancestors make the stories exciting and entertaining for his readers.

Although the books are written for an adult audience, they are appropriate for young adults as well.

Read David Bowles' blog about his adventures telling the family stories: Writing the Westward Sagas. He's currently working on Book 2: Adam's Daughters. Watch for the release date - coming soon.

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Read what others are saying about Spring House.

"A compelling story of love, family, community, war, struggle and history, 'Spring House' is much more than any ordinary family history could be..." from a review in The Guilford Genealogist.