The Hornet's Nest: A Novel of the Revolutionary WarSimon and Schuster, 2003 M11 11 - 480 pages The first work of fiction by a President of the United States—a sweeping novel of the American South and the War of Independence. In his ambitious and deeply rewarding novel, Jimmy Carter brings to life the Revolutionary War as it was fought in the Deep South; it is a saga that will change the way we think about the conflict. He reminds us that much of the fight for independence took place in that region and that it was a struggle of both great and small battles and of terrible brutality, with neighbor turned against neighbor, the Indians’ support sought by both sides, and no quarter asked or given. The Hornet’s Nest follows a cast of characters and their loved ones on both sides of this violent conflict—including some who are based on the author’s ancestors. At the heart of the story is Ethan Pratt, who in 1766 moves with his wife, Epsey, from Philadelphia to North Carolina and then to Georgia in 1771, in the company of Quakers. On their homesteads in Georgia, Ethan and his wife form a friendship with neighbors Kindred Morris and his wife, Mavis. Through Kindred and his young Indian friend Newota, Ethan learns about the frontier and the Native American tribes who are being continually pressed farther inland by settlers. As the eight-year war develops, Ethan and Kindred find themselves in life-and-death combat with opposing forces. With its moving love story, vivid action, and the suspense of a war fought with increasing ferocity and stealth, The Hornet’s Nest is historical fiction at its best, in the tradition of such major classics as The Last of the Mohicans. |
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... weeks after his departure, and they moved in with the Nischmans. Ethan continued helping his father in the shoemaker's shop and received a small salary that was enough to meet his new family's needs. One day Mr. Pratt surprised Ethan by ...
... weeks after his departure, and they moved in with the Nischmans. Ethan continued helping his father in the shoemaker's shop and received a small salary that was enough to meet his new family's needs. One day Mr. Pratt surprised Ethan by ...
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... week as were his other workers. The young man politely declined this offer and said he would prefer to work with a fixed payment for each pair of shoes. After some careful assessment of how much he was actually paying his current ...
... week as were his other workers. The young man politely declined this offer and said he would prefer to work with a fixed payment for each pair of shoes. After some careful assessment of how much he was actually paying his current ...
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... week to save or spend as she wished. She was seventeen years old and could not remember her parents, both of whom had died in an epidemic of fever when she was a small child. Sophie, with her sparkling eyes, curly hair, white teeth, and ...
... week to save or spend as she wished. She was seventeen years old and could not remember her parents, both of whom had died in an epidemic of fever when she was a small child. Sophie, with her sparkling eyes, curly hair, white teeth, and ...
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... week in October and wondered if his brother still planned to come to the frontier region. Henry hoped that his two sisters had found beaus and were soon to start their own families, and revealed the surprising news that he and Sophronia ...
... week in October and wondered if his brother still planned to come to the frontier region. Henry hoped that his two sisters had found beaus and were soon to start their own families, and revealed the surprising news that he and Sophronia ...
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... week gathering and processing native roots and herbs, including sassafras, mayapple, bloodroot, and slippery elm. They added honey, licorice, camphor, alcohol, paregoric, opium, saltpeter, and calomel to flavor and supplement their ...
... week gathering and processing native roots and herbs, including sassafras, mayapple, bloodroot, and slippery elm. They added honey, licorice, camphor, alcohol, paregoric, opium, saltpeter, and calomel to flavor and supplement their ...
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