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lorriemerson's review against another edition
4.0
This is a well-researched and interesting novel of historical fiction that draws on primary and secondary resources. The novel depicts the perspective of the French community of Vincennes and their involvement in General George Rogers Clark's famous Revolutionary War Wabash campaign of 1779. Warning: the novel was published in 1900 and includes racist and sexist perspectives and language.
marknemeth's review against another edition
3.0
A girl, a priest, and a hunchback are standing under a cherry tree......Really, that's how it starts.
I was curious about what a bestselling and now obscure book from 1900 would be like, and it's....not too bad. The plot felt like a complete cliche, but the characters were distinctive and drawn with surprising subtlety, despite representing familiar archetypes. Thompson's writing is decent, and he knows how to write action scenes.
Unfortunately, the level of racism, mostly directed at Native Americans, struck me as somewhat exceeding the standards of the time and was both obnoxious in its pettiness and disturbing in its callousness.
I was curious about what a bestselling and now obscure book from 1900 would be like, and it's....not too bad. The plot felt like a complete cliche, but the characters were distinctive and drawn with surprising subtlety, despite representing familiar archetypes. Thompson's writing is decent, and he knows how to write action scenes.
Unfortunately, the level of racism, mostly directed at Native Americans, struck me as somewhat exceeding the standards of the time and was both obnoxious in its pettiness and disturbing in its callousness.
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