Simon Girty: "The White Savage"; A Romance Of The Border

On the ragged edge of the 18th century Ohio frontier, loyalty, cruelty and survival blur into one. The frontier is on fire. In this gripping historical frontier novel, Charles McKnight turns the tangled life and legend of Simon Girty, the infamous "White Savage", into a vivid american border romance that moves between isolated cabins, forest warpaths and contested tribal ground, where every alliance has a cost. Blending the pace of early american adventure fiction with close attention to the native american frontier wars and the revolutionary war frontier, McKnight evokes the harsh beauty and constant peril of the pennsylvania backcountry frontier. The result is a wilderness survival adventure steeped in ambush, negotiation and cultural collision, as colonists, Native nations and imperial powers struggle over land, honour and belonging. First published in the nineteenth century, it stands alongside the tradition of James Fenimore Cooper and is especially resonant for Last of the Mohicans fans, for frontier fiction fans and for american history buffs who relish morally complex tales of the borderlands. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

Author:

Charles Mcknight

Publisher:

Alpha Edition

Publication Date:

March 15, 2021

Number of pages:

526 pages

Language:

English

Binding:

Paperback

ISBN-10:

9354488293

ISBN-13:

9789354488290