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The old Wagoner: Daniel Morgan, a rugged frontiersman who earned the nickname "the Old Wagoner" while working as a teamster, helped turn the tide in America's War for Independence.(HISTORY-STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM)(Biography)
The haughty young British officer unsheathed his sword with one practiced, fluid motion and swung the flat against the face of the huge, powerfully built young man standing in front of him with his fists dug into his hips. The officer had learned this move in training, a non-lethal way to cow and punish insolent inferiors, like the uncouth wagoner who had just defied him.
Metal smacked against cheekbone with enough force to drop any ordinary man in his tracks. But his unkempt antagonist was unmoved. The wagon driver raised his left hand and rubbed his cheek, the corners of his mouth working into a slow smile.
Too late the effete English lieutenant saw ...
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