The Long Hunter - Hardcover

McNair, Don

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1932815511 ISBN 13: 9781932815511

Publisher: Medallion Press, 2006

Synopsis

After Indians kill his parents and kidnap his sister, fourteen-year-old Matt searches for her, gaining along the way survival skills from his experiences and a yearning for a true home and family.

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From the Inside Flap:

Matt was only a boy when Indians killed his parents and kidnapped his three-year-old sister. Blaming himself for the tragedy, Matt sets out on a journey of the heart to find little Mandy. He doesn’t get far, however, before he’s “bound” to a cruel and brutal inn keeper. Sick and barely alive, he’s rescued by a kindly old man who takes him in and teaches him the rudiments of survival in the wilderness. But Matt’s time with Noah is too short-lived. When the vengeful inn keeper guns Noah down, Matt commits murder as well. On the run now, and still seeking his sister, Matt heads into Can-tuc-kee and the Cherokee Indian Territory. His plan, as a long hunter, is to amass enough skins to buy some land and make a home for him and Mandy. Once again, however, Matt’s plans go awry.Captured by Indians, the young man once again finds himself “bound”. He watches his best friend die a hideous death at the stake. And he learns a great deal more about survival. Escaping the Indians at last, he helps fellow Virginians settle the rugged, majestic land he has come to love. Ultimately, he learns what “home” really is ... and where it resides.

About the Author:

Don McNair is a writer of fiction and nonfiction.

About this edition

• Publisher: Medallion Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1932815511
• ISBN 13: 9781932815511
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 294