Two centuries ago, with the support of the young Revolutionary government, George Robers Clark led a small but fierce army west from Virigina to conquer all the territory between the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Here is the adventure, the romance, the struggle, and the betrayal of his life. Rich in the heroic characters, meticulously researched detail and grand scale that have become James Alexander Thom's trademarks, LONG KNIFE, his first historical epic, is simply unforgettable.
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Two centuries ago, with the support of the young Revolutionary government, George Robers Clark led a small but fierce army west from Virigina to conquer all the territory between the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Here is the adventure, the romance, the struggle, and the betrayal of his life. Rich in the heroic characters, meticulously researched detail and grand scale that have become James Alexander Thom's trademarks, LONG KNIFE, his first historical epic, is simply unforgettable.
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James Alexander Thom is the author of Follow the River, Long Knife, From Sea to Shining Sea, Panther in the Sky (for which he won the prestigious Western Writers of America Spur Award for best historical novel), Sign-Talker, The Children of First Man, and The Red Heart.
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Great historical novel revolving around Colonel George Rogers Clark and his famous expedition to take the Northwest Territory from the British during the Revoltuion. This book combines history and adventure with the result being a novel that blows away any dry history textbook like a frontier rifleman at a turkey shoot. Thom brings us back to a forgotten chapter of the American Revolution as a group of desperate Virginians and Kentuckians launch a daring attempt to end the bloody border raids by the Ohio Indians. Their ultimate goal is the capture of a number of British held forts throughout the Ohio Country thereby breaking British power and influence in their wartorn land forever. This is an exciting book that I would highly recommend.
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Now this is great historical fiction. After you finish racing through this book, it will stay in your mind forever. George Rogers Clark was a humane adventurer/soldier, one of young America's best in every way. In addition to painting him clearly, Mr. Thom succeeds in portraying the entire astounding accomplishment of Clark's forces in a way that will make your jaw drop. These people really did do these things! A great book.
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I read this book years ago, but the story of George Rogers Clark has stayed with me. Thom is one of those rare authors that can paint pictures with his masterful weaving of words. A fictional presentation of a real-life hero, a man who accomplished amazing things and lived and outstanding life - and he is one that has long been overshadowed in the history books to a degree by his younger brother's feats (William Clark, famed adventurer of the Lewis & Clark team). Thom has done a superb job of showcasing George Rogers Clark in this book. It's an outstanding read and could well set the reader on an adventure for more historical fiction from this fine author. Be sure to check out 'From Sea to Shining Sea' as well.
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THE OLD GENERAL FELT IT COMING AT SUNSET ON THAT FINE COOL evening, while he sat on the porch of his log house on the bluff overlooking the Ohio: a greater melancholy than any he had faced in the thirty years of his decline. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mon colonel, sugar camp, long knife Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Colonel Clark, Big Knives, General Hamilton, George Rogers Clark, Governor Henry, Big Gate, Father Gibault, New Orleans, Henry Hamilton, Fernando de Leyba, Leonard Helm, Don Fernando, Joseph Bowman, Tobacco's Son, Falls of the Ohio, Simon Butler, Don Jorge, Fort Sackville, General Clark, Great Spirit, Patrick Henry, Governor Hamilton, John Clark, Governor de Leyba, Corn Island New!
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THE OLD GENERAL FELT IT COMING AT SUNSET ON THAT FINE COOL evening, while he sat on the porch of his log house on the bluff overlooking the Ohio: a greater melancholy than any he had faced in the thirty years of his decline. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mon colonel, sugar camp, long knife Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Colonel Clark, Big Knives, General Hamilton, George Rogers Clark, Governor Henry, Big Gate, Father Gibault, New Orleans, Henry Hamilton, Fernando de Leyba, Leonard Helm, Don Fernando, Joseph Bowman, Tobacco's Son, Falls of the Ohio, Simon Butler, Don Jorge, Fort Sackville, General Clark, Great Spirit, Patrick Henry, Governor Hamilton, John Clark, Governor de Leyba, Corn Island New!
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- The Children of First Man by JAMES ALEXANDER Thom on 4 pages
- Panther in the Sky by JAMES ALEXANDER Thom in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- From Sea to Shining Sea by JAMES ALEXANDER Thom in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- Follow the River by JAMES ALEXANDER Thom in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- The Red Heart by JAMES ALEXANDER Thom in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
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- The Red Heart by JAMES ALEXANDER Thom on 12 pages
- Warrior Woman: The Exceptional Life Story of Nonhelema, Shawnee Indian Woman Chief by JAMES ALEXANDER Thom on 6 pages
- Follow the River by JAMES ALEXANDER Thom on 4 pages
- Panther in the Sky by JAMES ALEXANDER Thom on 4 pages
- Sign-Talker: The Adventure of George Drouillard on the Lewis and Clark Expedition by JAMES ALEXANDER Thom in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
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