The Chisholms: A novel of the journey West - Softcover

Hunter, Evan

3.57

46 ratings by Goodreads

9780553105179: The Chisholms: A novel of the journey West

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553105175 ISBN 13: 9780553105179

Publisher: Bantam, 1979

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Hadley, the rattlesnake-toting patriarch who took his comfort where he found it - in the Bible, the bottle or the bed...Minerva, the lusty, stubborn woman he loved, shepherding her young through the harsh realities of the way west and the terrifying passions in their own hearts...Will, the brawling, hard-drinking sinner who sought salvation in the arms of a savage...Boboo and Gideon, boys at the start of a journey, blood stained men at the end...Bonnie Sue, too young to love, too ripe not to; a child forced to womanhood in the wilderness...Annabel, the youngest, whose quiet courage was tested in an act of unspeakable savagery. The Chisholms - a family as raw and unyielding as the soil of Virginia they left behind; as wild and enduring as the dream they pursued across the American continent.

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About the Author:

Ed McBain, a recipient of the Mystery Writers of America's coveted Grand Master Award, was also the first American to receive the Diamond Dagger, the British Crime Writers Association's highest award. His books have sold more than one hundred million copies, ranging from the more than fifty titles in the 87th Precinct series (including the Edgar Award-nominated Money, Money, Money) to the bestselling novels written under his own name, Evan Hunter -- including The Blackboard Jungle (now in a 50th anniversary edition from Pocket Books) and Criminal Conversation. Fiddlers, his final 87th Precinct novel, was recently published in hardcover. Writing as both Ed McBain and Evan Hunter, he broke new ground with Candyland, a novel in two parts. He also wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. He died in 2005.

Visit www.edmcbain.com.

Review:

"The Plain Dealer" (Cleveland)

A magnificent family...an unforgettable saga.

"The Plain Dealer" (Cleveland)

The best wagon train epic since A. B. Guthrie's "The Way West."

"Associated Press"

One of those rare...novels that makes the reader happy as he reads and sad when he has finished.

"Associated Press"

"It's celebration time" for a new generation of readers who can now treasure this beloved, critically acclaimed western. "The Chisholms" stands as an enduring American saga, vividly and unforgettably portrayed by master craftsman Evan Hunter.

"The Plain Dealer" (Cleveland) A magnificent family...an unforgettable saga.

"Associated Press" One of those rare...novels that makes the reader happy as he reads and sad when he has finished.

"The Plain Dealer" (Cleveland) The best wagon train epic since A. B. Guthrie's "The Way West."

"Associated Press" "It's celebration time" for a new generation of readers who can now treasure this beloved, critically acclaimed western. "The Chisholms" stands as an enduring American saga, vividly and unforgettably portrayed by master craftsman Evan Hunter.

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