Ara Betts’s Book, "Vengeance by Conquest," is a Riveting and Compelling Historical Novel That Centers Around the Georgia Land Lotteries and Gold Rush in the Early 1800s

Oldsmar, FL, March 28, 2025 --(PR.com)-- Ara Betts, with her granddaughter Alice Monna Betts-Porch, has completed her new book, “Vengeance by Conquest”: a compelling historical novel that centers around the Georgia land lotteries and gold rush in the early 1800s as a Cherokee warrior seeks revenge on those who stole his land, leading to a whirlwind adventure as the United States attempts to make peace with the Cherokee nation.

“In the early 1800s, Georgia held a series of land lotteries to force the Cherokees off their lands,” writes Betts. “A warrior, known as Cherokee to his community, seeks vengeance on those that stole his land. He abducts Zack Martin, the man that acquired his family’s farm. Cherokee brings Zack to a cave filled with gold to entice him to begin a useless and dangerous quest. When his newlywed wife, Alicia, goes looking for her missing husband, Cherokee kidnaps her to protect the gold, and he takes her on a journey that she could never have imagined. As gold fever takes over New Echota and Indian warriors revolt against the settlers, will a diplomatic intervention with the president of the United States help the Cherokees make peace?"

Published by Page Publishing, Ara Betts’s enthralling story was initially inspired by the author’s personal knowledge of Cherokee history as well as the legend of a gold vein that ran through the area where she lived. After Ara’s passing in 1996, her granddaughter, Alice, took up the mission to finish her book and get it published.

Deeply personal and candid, “Vengeance by Conquest” will captivate readers with its descriptions of breathtaking scenery of the mountains and forest, all while the spiritual traditions of the Cherokees are honored with each turn of the page.