The Frontiersmen [Import] [Hardcover]

Allan W. Eckert (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1967

The story of wilderness America and one of history's greatest leaders, Tecumseh, the brilliant Shawnee chief, as well as that of one of the greatest frontiersman, Simon Kenton and other early American frontiersman.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 626 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown & Co.; Second Printing edition (1967)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316208566
• ISBN-13: 978-0316208567
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.9 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (92 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,270,804 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Allan W. Eckert, seven-time Pulitzer Prize nominee, has written 39 books, including his award-winning Incident at Hawk's Hill and The Frontiersman, plus numerous other historical narratives, novels and non-fiction works, as well as books for young adults and children.

Customer Reviews

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99 of 104 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books I have ever read, October 19, 2002

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Terry Crock (Massillon, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Frontiersmen: A Narrative (Paperback)

Give this book to your history-hating teenager and make him start to read it. Most likely once he starts, he won't want to quit. This is historical writing at its finest. While there are a few facts I would argue with, I can not possibly recommend any other book on history that can capture the imagination of the reader and make one just want to read on and on. If there was ever a book that makes history "come alive," this is it.
There are four other books in this series, but this is, in my opinion, the best of them. I first read this book years ago. It opened my eyes to how exciting history can be. It also opened my eyes to how much history we are NOT taught in school. Twenty years later, this is still one of my favorite books of all time.
I have read hundreds and hundreds of books. I have read very few of them twice. This is one of them--and I will probably read it again someday.
There are those who criticize Allan Eckert for his "historical narrative" method of writing, but I am convinced that this is because they are jealous of his success. Allan Eckert has done those who enjoy history a tremendous favor with his books by showing us just how exciting and interesting history is.

51 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! What individuals that tamed a continent, December 12, 2004

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J. Head "jeff_head" (Idaho, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Frontiersmen: A Narrative (Paperback)

I have read all of Eckert's colonial and early American novels about the Indian nations and wars that raged for almost two hundred years. He is one of the best story tellers you will find.

In this novel, the Frontiersman, in the company of such notable and famous names as George Rogers Clark, Daniel Boone, William Henry Harrison, and Anthony Wayne, Eckert tells the story of Simon Kenton, perhaps the most compelling frontiersman of that time, despite his more famous protoges.

The savagry and commitment by both sides to the fight for Kentucky and the Ohio River Valley are brought to life by Eckert. You would think you were reading a finely told fictional thriller, when in fact you are being presented with very well documented fact, woven together to read better than any fictional novel you could find.

If you want to delve into the real history of the taming of America...read Eckert.

37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Tale of the Eastern Frontier, September 14, 2001

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Matthew S. Schweitzer "zohoe" (Columbus, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Frontiersmen: A Narrative (Paperback)

I love this book! Eckert's classic tale of Simon Kenton and settlement of the Ohio Valley is a must read for anyone interested in the history of the United States. This book was recommended to me after reading Eckert's "Dark and Bloody River". It is exciting, highly engaging, and historically detailed. The notes at the end of the book are a novel by themselves. The story of Kenton, Boone, and the Kentucky settlers is truly amazing. It has often been said that this should be required reading in high school and I can't help but agree. Eckert's books take place in a time and place nearly forgotten by modern Americans. Children raised on the old "Cowboys and Indians" westerns never learn that there was a whole other "West" on the Eastern frontier and the Northwest Territory. I grew up in Ohio, and I never learned about many of the events that happened in my own back yeard until I began reading Eckert! Many people are surprised to learn that there were a number of very bloody and significant battles during the Revolutionary War west of the Appalaichans, right here in Ohio in fact. A whole chapter of our history is being forgotten, but luckily, Eckert's books help to prevent that.