The Crossing (Paperback or Softback)

The Crossing by Winston Churchill is a historical novel set amidst the tumultuous backdrop of the American frontier in the late 18th century. The narrative follows the young and adventurous David Ritchie as he embarks on a perilous journey through the wilderness, encountering Native American tribes, treacherous landscapes, and the harsh realities of frontier life. Churchill's vivid prose and meticulous historical detail transport readers to a bygone era, where the clash of cultures and the struggle for survival shape the destiny of a young nation.

Winston Churchill (1871-1947) was an American novelist, often confused with the British Prime Minister during WWI. Famous long before the British Churchill, his second novel, Richard Carvel, sold as many as two million copies in a nation of only 76 million. The Crossing, his fifth novel, was set in the America of Lewis and Clark, Daniel Boone, and General Andrew Jackson

At the turn of the 20th century, Winston Churchill was the most popular novelist in the United States, the J.K. Rowling of his day--his second novel, Richard Carvel, sold a phenomenal two million copies, and his extraordinary fame forced the British Winston Churchill--the future prime minister whom we associate with the name today--to use his middle name to avoid confusion with his American counterpart.

This 1904 novel is considered by many to be Churchill's best, a sweeping historical romance of the settling of the Kentucky frontier during the American Revolution. Meticulously researched, it features appearances by such legendary names as George Rogers Clark, Simon Kenton, and Daniel Boone.

A century after it was written, Churchill's sensitive and poetic prose continues to bring the era and its players alive for readers today.