Down the Ravine (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Charles Egbert Craddock

9781528575799: Down the Ravine (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 1528575792 ISBN 13: 9781528575799

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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A sixteen-year-old boy faces danger, family duty, and a perilous search that could change his future.

A rugged mountain world tests courage, loyalty, and the cost of ambition.

In this tale set in a Tennessee ravine, a young hunter named Birt grapples with poverty, dreams of independence, and the pull of a mysterious discovery. As he climbs toward a dangerous ledge and a possible fortune, he weighs right and wrong against revenge, while his close-knit family looks on with wary hope. The landscape is vivid, and the choices are hard, drawing the reader into a gripping frontier drama about growing up under pressure.

Follow a boy who takes on hard work to support his mother and siblings.
Experience a tense, horse-powered search for a better life and the lure of gold.
Feel the pull between loyalty to friends and the pull of personal ambition.
See a frontier world built from rugged terrain, family ties, and stubborn perseverance.

Ideal for readers who enjoy classic frontier stories that blend suspense, character growth, and a sense of place in the mountains.

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About the Author

Mary Noailles Murfree (January 24, 1850 – July 31, 1922) was an American fiction writer of novels and short stories who wrote under the pen name Charles Egbert Craddock. She is considered by many to be Appalachia's first significant female writer and her work a necessity for the study of Appalachian literature.

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