Augustin Drummond was captured during the War for Independence and parolled on condition that he never again take arms against the British. He becomes associated with a militia unit organised by Swamp Fox. The penalty for Drummond is hanging as a traitor.
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"'The Despoilers' tears at one's heart, which is what really good fiction should do." -- Doris L. Meredith, Roundup Magazine, February 2003
"Boggs tells a crisply powerful story that rings true more than two centuries after the bloody business was done." -- Frank Wooten, Charleston, S.C., Post and Courier, March 9, 2003
"Boggs' historical asides are aided by a narrative style that drives the story along full gallop." -- Bill Garwood, True West Magazine, December 2003 --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
"Boggs tells a crisply powerful story that rings true more than two centuries after the bloody business was done." -- Frank Wooten, Charleston, S.C., Post and Courier, March 9, 2003
"Boggs' historical asides are aided by a narrative style that drives the story along full gallop." -- Bill Garwood, True West Magazine, December 2003 --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
About the Author
Author of more than 25 books, Johnny D. Boggs has won the Western Heritage Wrangler Award and the Spur Award for his fiction and is considered one of the top writers of frontier fiction today.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Bogged down in chapter 3,
By Virginia Allain "retired librarian" (Poinciana, FL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Despoilers (Five Star First Edition Western) (Hardcover)
Revolutionary War buffs will be aghast at my short attention span, but I just couldn't make it past chapter three. I think my problem was I picked up the book wanting to read about Frances Marion, The Swamp Fox. The writing just seemed stiff and was taking too long to get to Marion.
Remember watching "The Swamp Fox" on Disney and the weekly confrontation with the red coats and slipping away into the swamp? This story follows Augustin Drummond and his adventures with the Swamp Fox during the war, but it didn't match my memories of the television series.
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