Description
Flood on the Rio Teche is a fictional account of the founding of New Iberia, Louisiana by the Malagueños in 1770 during the time of a devastating flood. Seventeen-year old Antonio Romero migrates with his family and other settlers from Málaga, Spain. The family is assailed by hardships: crop failure, kidnapping, and family breakup. They befriend nearby Chitimacha tribesmen who save them many times. Antonio and his mother travel by keelboat to New Orleans where they develop smallpox. Flood on the Rio Teche is available in eBook format from Amazon. Published 2008.
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