What do a Black American soldier, invalided out at Yorktown, and a white British officer who deserted his post have in common? Quite a bit, actually.

• They attempted to kill each other the first time they met.

• They're liable to try again at some point in the five-hundred mile journey that they're inexplicably sharing.

• They are not falling in love with each other.

• They are not falling in love with each other.

• They are… Oh, no.

The Pursuit Of… is a love affair between two men and the Declaration of Independence. It’s a novella of around 38,000 words.