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Lombard:
Read most of the James Fenimore Cooper stuff, back in high school. American Literature, and it was about the only homework I really enjoyed. Once I started reading, I couldn't put it down. Mr. Cooper really brought middle nineteenth century culture to life in those stories. Gotta love that Natty Bumppo, from Leatherstockings.

stickbender:

     I read it in high school, or jr. high, one or the other.  Read all of his books.  If you like those kind of books, look for Arundel, by I think last name of Roberts.  Good book, also, when I was in jr. high, there was a series of historical fiction, called we were there.  Actually very good books, about two young boys, who are in different time periods of history, from early America to the second world war, as seen from their perspective.  Also look for Liver eatin Johnson.  About ol Jeremiah.

                                                                Wayne 

Grunt:

--- Quote from: stickbender on June 11, 2010, 08:34:13 pm ---
     I read it in high school, or jr. high, one or the other.  Read all of his books.  If you like those kind of books, look for Arundel, by I think last name of Roberts.  Good book, also, when I was in jr. high, there was a series of historical fiction, called we were there.  Actually very good books, about two young boys, who are in different time periods of history, from early America to the second world war, as seen from their perspective.  Also look for Liver eatin Johnson.  About ol Jeremiah.

                                                                Wayne 

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Thats Kenneth Roberts. Most of his stuff is French and Indian War period.I think I have all of his books.

JW_Halverson:
If you enjoy the Leatherstockings Tales, look into novels by Kenneth Roberts.  Written in the 1950's they deal with early American history with some of the earliest stuff in the French and Indian War era on up to the War of 1812.  

If you are really a hardcore historical novel reader, try tackling the Aubrey/Maturin series by Patrick O'Brien.  (Master and Commander, Far Side of the World was the movie made from this series.)

stickbender:

     Grunt, and JW, that would be the author.  I couldn't remember his first name.  Thanks.  I was reading one of either, Ralph, Compton, or Ralph Cotton's westerns, and it had a story, where the main character, and an Indian, were riding across the prairie, and a Grizzly, came after them, and was gaining on them, and the Indian kept shooting arrows, in front of the Griz, and it would slow down to sniff the arrows, and then resume the chase, this kept up till finally the Griz was too far behind, and gave up the chase.  A while later the Indian went back and gathered his arrows, telling the main Character, bow easy to make , arrows heap work!   ;)

                                                                       Wayne

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