The vast unsettled lands of Florida in the 1850s are a magnet drawing men and women from all backgrounds toward the promise of fresh beginnings. Most of them are honest, hard-working citizens. But there is another element, as on any frontier: the violent, the greedy, the power-hungry. Will the honest homesteaders prevail over those who would destroy their dreams even before they can begin to build?
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An entertaining, well-paced Florida pioneer adventure.,
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This review is from: Thunder on the St. Johns (Cracker Western) (Hardcover)
An excellent read for those who like Westerns or pioneer adventures, Thunder on the St. Johns is written in a style that combines some of Zane Grey's style of word artistry with the concise, to the point structure used by Louis L'Amour. The book is faithful to Florida's geography and history, and is a taut, well written fictional account of early Florida pioneer adventures with a decidedly Western flavor. The plot centers around a gambler, some settlers, and outlaw bands headed to Florida for escape, settlement, and conquest. These conflicting aims lead to deadly confrontations from start to finish. The plot is tense, credible, and written against a picturesque background rich in descriptions of the terrain and typical events in Florida's pioneer days. Florida was "western" before the west was "western", and this book is one of several which give the reader insight into one aspect of Florida's turbulent pioneer days.
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Twin rows of oil lamps cast shimmering yellow daggers across the dark waters of the river as the paddle-wheeler chugged toward a bend past a deserted landing a short distance north of Savannah. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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