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Language
English
Description
Brady McCall and Franklin T. Stilwell, aged 10 and 15, witnessed their families die in a brutal attack. Orphaned and alone halfway across the frontier, with no time for mourning and only their horses for a lifeline, the boys embark on a journey that spans half a century. As old men, they reflect back on a friendship forged in blood and tempered in honor, and plan one more grand crusade before going quietly into a life where only memories define who...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
An innocent 14-year old preacher's son finds his idyllic life cast into turmoil as he struggles to survive the atrocities imposed upon him by three Civil War deserters who kidnap him, tether him about the neck with a rawhide lace, and then use him as a hostage to further their unclear, but dark mission. When turning-the-other-cheek fails to deter their cruelty, Matthew’s survival depends upon his ability to adapt to their malevolent ways -- a lesson...