New Book Release by Perry Hall Senior High School Alumni Author

Press Release for L’Archevêque

Career FBI agent William Alan Larsh’s new novel, L’Archevêque, brings to life the true story of Paul L’Archevêque, a French fur trader in the 1700s. Paul L’Archevêque, the author’s direct ancestor, was an early pioneer in America.

While still a young man, the hero of the story left behind his life in Montreal, Canada, seeking adventure on the wild frontier. He journeyed by canoe across the wilderness on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. He traded with the Shawnee Indians in the Ohio Valley during the French and Indian War. The historical events of his time had a tremendous impact on the course of his life. Paul L’Archevêque was a true frontiersman relying on his rugged individualism and his own daring to survive.

Larsh’s family genealogy research started when he was in high school. His research progressed while working at the FBI in Washington, D. C. following college. During his lunch hour, Larsh visited the National Archives across the street from FBI Headquarters reviewing miles of U.S. Census records on microfiche film tracing the Larsh name. With the advent of the Internet, Larsh expanded his research reviewing other family histories, official documents, historical records, old newspaper articles, and various other reliable sources.

The author’s decades of research culminated in this exciting novel, depicting his ancestor in an important and relatively unknown story of a true American frontiersman. Larsh tells the story dramatically and imaginatively, maintaining historical accuracy of events and life in America in the 1700s.

If interested in obtaining a copy, it is available on Amazon.com and Kindle.