Border Men, The - Softcover

Judd, Cameron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553295330 ISBN 13: 9780553295337

Publisher: Domain, 1992

Synopsis

Raised on a frontier torn by bloodshed, Joshua Colter, now a captain in the Patriot Rangers, leads the colonists in their struggle against the Chickamaugas and Cherokee on one front and the British army on the other. Original.

About this title

About the Author:

Cameron Judd is a prolific author of historical fiction who writes with authority and respect for the American Frontier and the people who courageously settled the land. He is the author of Passage to Natchez, Boone, Crockett of Tennessee, The Mountain War Trilogy of the Civil War, The Overmountain Men and The Canebrake Men (also in the Tennessee Frontier Trilogy), and numerous other historical novels. Judd is Director of Communications at Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tennessee, and lives in Choctaw, Tennessee.

From Publishers Weekly:

This predictable sequel to The Overmountain Men is set on the Tennessee/Carolina frontier during the American Revolution. Joshua Colter, his family, neighbors and enemies suffer the usual trials of revolutionary frontier living (Indian raids, war with the English, famine and sickness), celebrate the usual frontier events (births and marriages) and dream the usual frontier dreams of wilderness, peace and good hunting. The plot ranges over the lives of a host of characters, from the patriot Colters to the troubled Tory Brecht family--struggling for survival--with some emphasis on Joshua's complex relationship with the widow of John Hawk, his Indian friend turned enemy, whom he killed. Certain characters are potentially interesting, particularly Pontius Pilate, an escaped slave who becomes a legend among the Indians when he swears to avenge the death of a thief who had been his ally; but rather than animating the story, Judd too often resorts to telling the reader what to feel with comments like "It was to be the last real happiness she would know in a long time." The result is a readable genre piece that leaves one indifferent.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Domain
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0553295330
• ISBN 13: 9780553295337
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 480