on the cover photo constructed using adobe photoshop by the author to overlap the following two copyright free images : daniel boone escorting settlers through the cumberland gap by george caleb bingham 1851-52.jpg , accessed in march , 2014 at http : //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file : daniel_boone_escorting_settlers_through_the_cumberland_gap_by_george_caleb_bingham_1851-52.jpg { { pd-1923 } } a settlers farm yard.jpg by thomas mower martin , 1909 , accessed in march , 2014 at http : //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file : a_settlers_farm_yard.jpg { { pd-1923 } } also by d. allen henry the starry message https : //www.smashwords.com/books/view/155956 dedication to my wife claudia , who spent countless hours reading and commenting , tolerating me as i typed obsessively , and patiently listening to my relentless commentary , such as the tale of mephistopheles preface significant portions of this novel were published by me some years ago under the title renegade republic .