Moments in History

               Paul Revere of

                  the South

  A Night that Saved Virginia is an historical novella set during America's War of Independence. The year is 1781, and bloody conflict rages in central Virginia.  Tom Lorton has recently graduated from The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg. He is returning home to his family in Charlottesville when he inadvertently discovers a clandestine plan that threatens Virginia's Governor, Thomas Jefferson, and the entire Virginia state legislature.  His adventures are framed around the true story of Jack Jouett, whose heroic exploits saved the author of the Declaration of Independence, and many other American Patriots including Patrick Henry, Thomas Nelson, and Daniel Boone.