Книга: Janice Holt Giles «The Land Beyond the Mountains»
In her fourth novel of the Kentucky frontier, Giles combines her fascination for the past with her gift for storytelling. Had it not been for the loyalty of men like Giles's fictional hero, Major Cassius Cartwright, General James Wilkinson's 1783 attempt to create a Spanish empire in the West might have succeeded. Interwoven with the Spanish Conspiracy are tales of struggles with Indians, of the birth of a Green River Valley town, and of the two women Cass loves: Rachel, a gentle Quaker, and Tattie, a fiery waif he rescues from Philadelphia slums. Like Giles's earlier historical novels, The Land Beyond the Mountains is an engaging story of adventure and romance. First published in 1958, this reprint gives Giles fans another lively piece of Kentucky's frontier history. Janice Holt Giles (1905-1979), author of nineteen books, lived and wrote near Knifley, Kentucky, for thirty-four years. Her biography is told in Janice Holt Giles: A Writer's Life. Издательство: "Книга по Требованию" (1995)
ISBN: 9780813108483 |
Janice Holt Giles
Janice Holt Giles was a Kentucky author who lived near Knifley in
Giles is noted primarily for her historical
Giles's historical fiction works form a worthy study of early American pioneer life in
Book (approximate period covered; primary geographical settings): "The Kentuckians" (1775 - 1778; VA, KY, TN), "Hannah Fowler" (1778 - 1781; KY, TN, OH), "The Land Beyond the Mountains" (1781 - 1792; KY, PA, IN), "The Believers" (1795 - 1805; KY), "Johnny Osage" (1809 - 1815; OK, AR), "The Voyage to Santa Fe" (1820; OK, TX, NM), "Savanna" (1829 - 1834; OK, AR), "Run Me a River" (September 1861; KY, IN).
References
* [http://www.appalachianbooks.com/Authors/Janice%20Holt%20Giles.htm Janice Holt Giles]
* [http://www.gilessociety.org/ Janice Holt Giles & Henry Giles Society]
* [http://www.wku.edu/Library/kylm/collections/inhouse/mss/giles.html Western Kentucky University Libraries manuscript collection]
Источник: Janice Holt Giles
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