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Publisher:
Publish America |
Release
Date: June 2004 |
ISBN:
1413712983 |
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Format
Reviewed: Paperback |
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Genre:
Historical [1640s America] |
Reviewed:
2004 |
Reviewer:
Rachel A Hyde |
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One With The Land
By Preston L Gorbett
Fort James
settler Scott Walker befriends one of the nearby Powhatens, a young
brave named Falling Feather. But during a hunting trip, things go
disastrously wrong, and Scott accidentally kills his friend. Imagining
that the tribe will soon be on his trail, he runs away and starts
having adventures of his own as he explores the West, which has
hitherto been unexplored by Europeans. He will meet the beautiful
Shawnee Dew-on-the-grass-in-the-moon-when-the-leaves-fall, and the
courageous Man-with-no-hair, fall in love, and live a free man in
a new world.
This is a simple story, and none the
worse for this as it deals with simple but fundamental things. The
author has written a paean of praise for the free, outdoor life
in the unspoiled wilderness without making it seem easy or too idyllic.
Hard work, solitude, and some troublesome neighbors are a few facts
of life, along with hard winters and fierce animals, but the rewards
are not inconsiderable. Reading about the wild and wide open spaces
of 17th century America certainly made me yearn for what has been
lost, and stories about people living in the great outdoors with
Mother Nature as their neighbor are always uplifting. Preston L.
Gorbett gives a convincing picture of those far-off times complete
with several very different Native American tribes. His own love
of wild places comes through on every page. This is not a period
many authors choose to write about, so this book is well worth a
look.
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