Scouts of the Valley - Couverture rigide

Altsheler, Joseph

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0899682278 ISBN 13 : 9780899682273

Editeur : Buccaneer Books Inc, 1981

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Scouts of the Valley is a historical fiction novel which depicts the Battle of Wyoming in rural Pennsylvania during the American Revolutionary War. In this fast-paced novel, we hear the tale of how British forces fought the American revolutionary army alongside the Native American tribe known as the Iroquois. The vivid battle scenes are inspired from eyewitness accounts and narratives, with the rugged natural topography of the countryside forming an idyllic backdrop to the frenzy of the War of Independence. Altsheler displays his characteristic descriptions of the natural world here, portraying rural Pennsylvania as a beautiful and unsettled land. The characters, British, American and Iroquois alike are described vividly, as we hear of the gradual run up to the battle wherein British scouts attempted to recruit warriors from many tribes to the cause of suppressing the colonial rebellion. Despite the beauty and tranquillity of the rivers, hills and valleys, the tension rises as the fateful day of the battle approaches.

Présentation de l'éditeur

A light canoe of bark- containing a single human figure- moved swiftly up one of the twin streams that form the Ohio. The water- clear and deep- coming through rocky soil- babbled gently at the edges- where it lapped the land- but in the center the full current flowed steadily and without noise.' (Excerpt from Chapter 1)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Buccaneer Books Inc
• Date d'édition: 1981
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0899682278
• ISBN 13: 9780899682273
• Reliure: Relié
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible