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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Quite an exciting book,
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This review is from: YEMASSEE: ROMANCE OF CAROLINA (Selected Fiction of William Gilmore Simms Arkansas Edition) (Hardcover)
This book was published first in 1835 but as 19th century novels go I found it fairly well-done, and holding my interest. There is a lot of melodrama, and the Indians are portrayed with some balance. There are some racist-like views, and a silly scene where Hector, a slave, begs his good master not to set him free. But the account is fast-moving and event follows rapidly on event. The scene is 1715 in South Carolina, and involves an Indian insurrection which actually happened, tho it is pretty hard to find much about it in history sources. Some of the speeches put in the mouths of characters in the extremely stressful situations in which they find themselves are not without humor to today's reader. It is said this is the best of Simms' novels, and knowing that makes me think some of his other novels might be fun to read--this one is.
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YEMASSEE: ROMANCE OF CAROLINA (Selected Fiction of William Gilmore Simms Arkansas Edition) by William Gilmore Simms (Hardcover - November 1, 1993)
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