- Dates
- 2013-12-15 – 2013-12-23
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- literatureartsheritagepublication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In December 2013, Daniel Hendrix announced The King’s Daughter, a novel that begins in Ireland and is set entirely on Beaver Island. The forum announcement identified local points of sale, and several respondents reported enjoying the book.
In December 2017 he announced a revised edition with two additional chapters, a new conclusion, and three maps of the Great Lakes and Beaver Island. A later December notice listed multiple island and off-island points of sale.
Evidence limits
This is a forum-mediated author announcement and reader-response record. It does not independently establish the book’s bibliographic publication date, sales, or literary assessment.
Sources
- A holiday sales notice repeats the author's description of the novel's Ireland opening and Beaver Island setting and identifies McDonough's Market, the Old Mormon Print Shop, and Amazon as sales channels. It is promotional self-reporting, not independent bibliographic or historical verification.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 07 · t007059
- Author announcement describes the historical novel's Beaver Island setting and lists the Historical Museum, McDonough's Market, Beaver Island Studio and Gallery, the boat-company terminal, and off-island bookstores as points of availability. It is self-reported promotional information and does not independently establish publication metadata or the novel's historical accuracy.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 06 · t006742
- Daniel Hendrix announced that the novel begins in Ireland and is set entirely on Beaver Island, with copies available at McDonough's Market, the Old Mormon Print Shop, and Amazon; replies identify Hendrix as author and include several reader endorsements. The forum does not establish publication metadata, sales, or an independent review.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 07 · t007060
- Hendrix announced a revised edition with two new chapters, a new conclusion, and three Great Lakes/Beaver Island maps, available at the District Library. His post describes the novel as fiction set during the 1849–1856 Mormon occupation and asks for help locating Strang-era buildings and artifacts; those location questions are preserved as research leads, not resolved facts.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012635
- Hendrix listed island points of sale for the book, including McDonough’s Market, the Community Center, the Historical Society, and the Studio and Gallery, as well as Horizon Books, Amazon, and Kindle. This is a promotional availability notice, not independent evidence of sales or literary quality.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012649
- Hendrix promoted the revised edition as historical fiction and said it was available at McDonough’s Market, the Studio and Gallery, and the Historical Museum. The notice is promotional and does not independently establish bibliographic metadata or the historical accuracy of the fictional plot.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 13 · t013755
- Hendrix announced that the revised edition was available at the District Library and described the Beaver Head Lighthouse’s role in the novel’s climax. This is an author’s promotional statement and literary setting, not evidence that the fictional plot is historical fact.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 13 · t013756
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Daniel Hendrix announces The King's Daughter, a Beaver Island novel”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-kings-daughter-novel-2013/, accessed [date], citing Dan Hendrix, "The King's Daughter" a novel set on Beaver Island, Beaver Island Forum, December 15, 2013. (and 6 further sources listed on the page).
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