The Overmountain Men: A Novel
Book #1 in the Tennessee Frontier Trilogy by Cameron Judd
The Cherokee called land in Tanisi, a land rich in game, beauty, and resources. Joshua Colter called it home. Born in Charles Town in Carolina and baptized in the horror of an Indiana massacre, Joshua became one of the legendary long hunters and crossed the mountain range that for many years had protected Indian lands from the Atlantic Coast settlements. There he became a reluctant leader in the bitter struggle between the Cherokee nation and the white settlers, and between the settlers and the British crown.
The first volume in the Tennessee Frontier Trilogy, The Overmountain Men is a saga of adventure in the period from 1757 to 1777. Camera Judd paints a picture of the pioneering spirit of the men and women who moved west as homesteaders and traders and also of the courage of the Indians who fought to keep their lands. The Overmountain Men is filled with such unforgettable characters as:
- Alphus Colter, who met a wild boy named Joshua whom he raised as his own
- Jack Byrum, Joshua's natural father who made his living cheating the Indians in trade
- John Hawk, a son of the Overhill Cherokees and a friend of Joshua Colter until the spirit of the war split them apart
- The Little Carpenter, the Cherokee leader who had the respect of his people and the British
- Israel Coffman, a man of God who found a profound faith on the frontier
- Peter Haverly, an ambitious founder of an outpost on the frontier who made a treacherous pact with the British
The Overmountain Men is an unforgettable portrait of the people who marked a mountain wilderness with their courage and their blood.
 | CAMERON JUDD is a prolific writer of historical fiction who writes with authority and respect for the American frontier and the people who courageously settled the land. He is the author of "Passage to Natchez," "Boone," "Crockett of Tennessee,' " the Mountain War Trilogy, and numerous other historical novels. Judd is Director of Communications at Tusculum College and lives in Choctaw, Tennessee. |
$20.95, Paperback
ISBN-10: 1-58182-097-6 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 978-1-58182-097-3 (Paperback)
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