This is the second novel in David Nevin's series of historical novels spanning from the late 1790s to the eve of the Civil War. Like the previous novel in the series I read (i.e. "1812: A Novel"), "Eagle's Cry" represents, in the author's words, "the imagined inside of a known outside story." The ...
A few strange passages where the English is...well, odd. A few places where he doesn't really draw conclusions for some reason. Otherwise, good. Lots of information, and it's well documented. A fresh perspective.
This is a neat little book, I wish I could find an image of the cover online...oh well. It is an anthology meant to support the Independent bookseller and has contributions from many established writers and artists, including some illustrations by Peter Sis, a poem from Jane Yolen, stories/essays by...
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