Exploration: The Stanfield Chronicles by David Tory is a tale of high seas adventure as chronicled by Issac Stanfield, a young British sailor aboard a merchantman bound for the contentious New England Colonies. Through resilience, initiative, and luck, Isaac finds himself a participant and observer in the perilous explorations preceding the Mayflower’s arrival in New England in 1620. Charming and undaunted, he charts a course from shipmate to spy to confidant of key strategists during tumultuous times. Tory’s well-researched historical novel takes readers along for a rip-roaring ride — from Plymouth, England, to Monhegan, Maine during the European rush for geopolitical dominance.