Thirteen Moons: A Novel
Oct 2006 Ā· Sold by Random House
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This magnificent novel by one of Americaās finest writers is the epic of one manās remarkable journey, set in nineteenth-century America against the background of a vanishing people and a rich way of life.
At the age of twelve, under the Wind moon, Will is given a horse, a key, and a map, and sent alone into the Indian Nation to run a trading post as a bound boy. It is during this time that he grows into a man, learning, as he does, of the raw power it takes to create a life, to find a home. In a card game with a white Indian named Featherstone, Will winsāfor a brief momentāa mysterious girl named Claire, and his passion and desire for her spans this novel. As Willās destiny intertwines with the fate of the Cherokee Indiansāincluding a Cherokee Chief named Bearāhe learns how to fight and survive in the face of both nature and men, and eventually, under the Corn Tassel Moon, Will begins the fight against Washington City to preserve the Cherokeeās homeland and culture. And he will come to know the truth behind his belief that āonly desire trumps time.ā
Brilliantly imagined, written with great power and beauty by a master of American fiction, Thirteen Moons is a stunning novel about a manās passion for a woman, and how loss, longing and love can shape a manās destiny over the many moons of a life.
At the age of twelve, under the Wind moon, Will is given a horse, a key, and a map, and sent alone into the Indian Nation to run a trading post as a bound boy. It is during this time that he grows into a man, learning, as he does, of the raw power it takes to create a life, to find a home. In a card game with a white Indian named Featherstone, Will winsāfor a brief momentāa mysterious girl named Claire, and his passion and desire for her spans this novel. As Willās destiny intertwines with the fate of the Cherokee Indiansāincluding a Cherokee Chief named Bearāhe learns how to fight and survive in the face of both nature and men, and eventually, under the Corn Tassel Moon, Will begins the fight against Washington City to preserve the Cherokeeās homeland and culture. And he will come to know the truth behind his belief that āonly desire trumps time.ā
Brilliantly imagined, written with great power and beauty by a master of American fiction, Thirteen Moons is a stunning novel about a manās passion for a woman, and how loss, longing and love can shape a manās destiny over the many moons of a life.
This magnificent novel by one of Americaās finest writers is the epic of one manās remarkable journey, set in nineteenth-century America against the background of a vanishing people and a rich way of life.
At the age of twelve, under the Wind moon, Will is given a horse, a key, and a map, and se...
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Jeremy Benwy
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October 16, 2024
The best book I've ever had the chance to read whisks me away to a different time and exactly what I was needing š
Israil Thomas
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November 26, 2024
Absolutely outstanding. Read it at least once a year. ONE of my very favorite titles
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Very good story Sept. 19,2007
About the author
Charles Frazier grew up in the mountains of North Carolina. Cold Mountain, his highly acclaimed first novel, was an international bestseller, and won the National Book Award in 1997.
Charles Frazier grew up in the mountains of North Carolina. Cold Mountain, his highly acclaimed first novel, was an international bestseller, and won the National Book Award in 1997.
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