| Bad Man Ballad Contributor(s): Sanders, Scott Russell (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253216885 ISBN-13: 9780253216885 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2004 Annotation: The time is 1813, during America's last war with England; the place is the Ohio Valley, the thickly wooded, hilly, creek-carved highway of western settlement. Wolves still howl at midnight on village greens. Each log cabin is a fortress, and no one travels without a knife and gun. Through this armed and fearful countryside, three people--Ely Jackson, a 17-year-old backwoods boy; Owen Lightfoot, a lawyer from Philadelphia with a romantic view of the frontier; and Rain Hawk, a half-breed girl living on her own in the wilderness-- chase an awesome quarry, a mysterious giant-like figure who is on the run for murder. Ely and Owen set out on the trail of the "Bearman" with the intent of bringing him" to justice," while Rain Hawk struggles to protect him from the public's wrath. Bad man Ballad is a riveting tale by a masterful storyteller and an appealing contemporary addition to the Library of Indiana Classics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Library of Indiana Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 5.58" W x 8.28" (0.76 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The time is 1813, during America's last war with England; the place is the Ohio Valley, the thickly wooded, hilly, creek-carved highway of western settlement. Wolves still howl at midnight on village greens. Each log cabin is a fortress, and no one travels without a knife and gun. Through this armed and fearful countryside, three people--Ely Jackson, a 17-year-old backwoods boy; Owen Lightfoot, a lawyer from Philadelphia with a romantic view of the frontier; and Rain Hawk, a half-breed girl living on her own in the wilderness--chase an awesome quarry, a mysterious giant-like figure who is on the run for murder. Ely and Owen set out on the trail of the Bearman with the intent of bringing him to justice, while Rain Hawk struggles to protect him from the public's wrath. Bad Man Ballad is a riveting tale by a masterful storyteller and an appealing contemporary addition to the Library of Indiana Classics. |