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Written by John Buchan - Audio book performed by John Bolen - Unabridged Fiction - 1 MP3 COMPACT DISC - 8 hours, 23 minutes

Publisher, Tantor Media (June 2001)

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What is the true root of royal blood? A young Viking prince is stranded in a strange world with nothing but a band of gold. Through the turmoil of history, the band of gold is passed from generation to generation. Encounter the struggles of Jeanne of Arc, the strife of the persecuted Huguenots and the perils of the American Frontier. Follow this convoluted, yet heroic path to the making of one of history's greatest leaders.

About the Author: Scottish diplomat, barrister, journalist, historian, poet, and novelist, John Buchan produced 100 works, including nearly 30 novels and seven collections of short stories. His personal experiences greatly influenced his war themed novels. Alfred Hitchcock, who considered Buchan one of his favorite writers, adapted the famous thriller, The Thirty-Nine Steps, and Greenmantle, into screen plays. Buchan was born in 1875 in Peebles-Shire Scotland. He was the eldest son of Rev. John Buchan. Buchan studied at the University of Glasgow in Scotland and Brasenose College in Oxford, England where he won the prestigious Stanhope Essay Prize and Newdigate Prize. He started his writing career in the late 1890s and published his first novel, Sir Quixote of the Moors in 1895. After a sojourn in South Africa, Buchan became a dedicated supporter of Britain's Imperial Government. In 1901 he became a barrister of the Middle Temple and a private secretary to the High Commissioner for South Africa. Two years later Buchan started to work for the publisher Thomas Nelson and Sons where he revitalized pocket editions of great literature. In 1907 he married and they had three sons and one daughter. During World War I, Buchan was a war correspondent before joining the army. He served on the Headquarters Staff of the British Army in France as temporary Lieutenant Colonel. Later, he was appointed Director of Information and then Director of Intelligence. From 1927-35 Buchan was the Conservative MP for the Scottish universities. He also served as Lord High Commissioner of the Church of Scotland. In 1935, after moving to Canada, Buchan was appointed the first Baron Tweedsmuir of Elsfield and served as Governor General of Canada, until his death on February 11, 1940.