Sovereign Oak Moe Davis

Not every hero dons a cape some are covered in fur while others are adorned with leaves.

For countless generations prior to the arrival of the first settlers in the North Carolina mountains, Native American tribes, chiefly the Cherokee, called the Blue Ridge Mountains their home. The Cherokee possess a profound and enduring respect for nature, as illustrated by an ancient Cherokee saying, everything in nature is connected; if you harm one thing, you harm everything. This belief in the interdependence of all elements land, sky, water, animals, and humans serves as the foundational theme of Sovereign Oak.

Sovereign Oak, a historical novel set in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Asheville, North Carolina, narrates the tale of three historical occurrences that unfolded in the Swannanoa Valley from the late 1700s to the late 1800s. These three short narratives, inspired by actual events, establish the backdrop for the primary story, a contemporary fictional account of a couple relocating t