Oh, Promised Land

I HERE are 816 pages in this fine novel of life on the Southwestern frontiers at the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century — and hardly a dull one among them. There is a wealth of Indian fighting and life in frontier settlements, Andrew Jackson and the massacre at Fort Mims, love and hate, business and butchery. It is excellent reading, well-sustained narrative throughout. The author has explored almost virgin ground and has illuminated what is, for most of us, a confused period in our history. His book will give pleasure and information to many. A grand tale and a contribution to that steadily growing library which is the epic of America. This is recommended reading.