"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."
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James Wilkinson, General Clark, New Orleans, Ben Logan, John Brown, Major Cartwright, John Cameron, Don Jaime, Don Miró, Edward Cabot, Rachel Cabot, General Wilkinson, Big Jim, Thomas Marshall, Fort Pitt, Tate Beecham, United States, Benjamin Logan, George Rogers Clark, Colonel Logan, Harry Innes, John Allen, Thomas Jefferson, Wirt Powell, Cassius Cartwright New!
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James Wilkinson, General Clark, New Orleans, Ben Logan, John Brown, Major Cartwright, John Cameron, Don Jaime, Don Miró, Edward Cabot, Rachel Cabot, General Wilkinson, Big Jim, Thomas Marshall, Fort Pitt, Tate Beecham, United States, Benjamin Logan, George Rogers Clark, Colonel Logan, Harry Innes, John Allen, Thomas Jefferson, Wirt Powell, Cassius Cartwright New!
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- Around Our House by Henry E. Giles in Front Matter
- James Madison (Encyclopedia of Presidents) by Susan Clinton on page 210
- Benjamin Logan, Kentucky Frontiersman by Charles G. Talbert in Front Matter
- The Mississippi River (Rivers of North America) by Jen Green in Front Matter
- John Jay (American Statesmen Series) by George Pellew on page 109
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- Run Me a River by Janice Holt Giles in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Wellspring by Janice Holt Giles in Front Matter
- Janice Holt Giles : A Writer's Life by Dianne Watkins Stuart in Back Matter
- Hill Man by Janice Holt Giles in Front Matter
- Act of Contrition by Janice Holt Giles in Front Matter
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