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Lafayette's Gold-
The Lost Brandywine Treasure

Set in the beautiful Brandywine Valley outside Philadelphia, Lafayette's Gold is a mystery thriller about the Battle of the Brandywine which occurred on September 11, 1777. The story highlights George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette (a 'Founding Son' of the American Revolution), weaving in a modern day mystery involving shady antiquities dealers and hidden treasure.

Jim and Natalie live near bucolic Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania- known for scenes of rolling hills, horse farms, 1700's-era stone buildings and the Wyeth family of artists. While canoeing along the Brandywine River, they come across clues to a treasure hidden for over 200 years- left by a hero, a patriot to the cause of American independence. The pursuit of these cryptic clues takes them to a Colonial-era abandoned barn and many local historic sites, thrusting them into a web involving a multi-state Mafia ring of fake antiquity dealers and an FBI sting operation which threatens their lives.

Lafayette's Gold is an historical mystery that brings history to life and should thrill both mystery lovers and those who enjoy reading about the roots of our republic...

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Gene Pisasale at Lafayette College- Speical Collections
Gene Pisasale at Lafayette College where his novel "Lafayette's Gold" was accepted into the Special Collections.