The Hornet's Nest: A Novel of the Revolutionary WarSimon and Schuster, 11 նոյ, 2003 թ. - 480 էջ The first work of fiction by a President of the United States—a sweeping novel of the American South and the War of Independence. In his ambitious and deeply rewarding novel, Jimmy Carter brings to life the Revolutionary War as it was fought in the Deep South; it is a saga that will change the way we think about the conflict. He reminds us that much of the fight for independence took place in that region and that it was a struggle of both great and small battles and of terrible brutality, with neighbor turned against neighbor, the Indians’ support sought by both sides, and no quarter asked or given. The Hornet’s Nest follows a cast of characters and their loved ones on both sides of this violent conflict—including some who are based on the author’s ancestors. At the heart of the story is Ethan Pratt, who in 1766 moves with his wife, Epsey, from Philadelphia to North Carolina and then to Georgia in 1771, in the company of Quakers. On their homesteads in Georgia, Ethan and his wife form a friendship with neighbors Kindred Morris and his wife, Mavis. Through Kindred and his young Indian friend Newota, Ethan learns about the frontier and the Native American tribes who are being continually pressed farther inland by settlers. As the eight-year war develops, Ethan and Kindred find themselves in life-and-death combat with opposing forces. With its moving love story, vivid action, and the suspense of a war fought with increasing ferocity and stealth, The Hornet’s Nest is historical fiction at its best, in the tradition of such major classics as The Last of the Mohicans. |
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... supplies of leather goods were stored in shelves along the walls. Mr. Pratt sometimes worried about the future, but the other members of the family took it for granted that they would never lack anything they really needed. Although ...
... supplies of leather goods were stored in shelves along the walls. Mr. Pratt sometimes worried about the future, but the other members of the family took it for granted that they would never lack anything they really needed. Although ...
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... supplies, and forty-three silver Spanish pieces of eight he had been able to save during the previous five years. His ultimate goal was to settle in North Carolina, but he was not in a hurry. He followed a relatively good road down ...
... supplies, and forty-three silver Spanish pieces of eight he had been able to save during the previous five years. His ultimate goal was to settle in North Carolina, but he was not in a hurry. He followed a relatively good road down ...
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... supplies he would need to produce leather for heavy belting for drive pulleys, saddles and harnesses, work shoes, and the finer grades used for jackets, hats, dress shoes, and other light apparel. On his cot at night, surrounded by the ...
... supplies he would need to produce leather for heavy belting for drive pulleys, saddles and harnesses, work shoes, and the finer grades used for jackets, hats, dress shoes, and other light apparel. On his cot at night, surrounded by the ...
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... supplies, food staples, and a limited amount of cash during the growing season. Because of his religious beliefs, Mr. Knox was personally opposed to slavery, but his business obligations permitted him to be flexible on the subject ...
... supplies, food staples, and a limited amount of cash during the growing season. Because of his religious beliefs, Mr. Knox was personally opposed to slavery, but his business obligations permitted him to be flexible on the subject ...
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... supplies that were not available in Hillsborough. Sophie sent a note to the Knoxes, which Miss Norma promised to deliver. While she was gone, for the first time in her life Sophie began to feel tired and sluggish. She seemed to be ...
... supplies that were not available in Hillsborough. Sophie sent a note to the Knoxes, which Miss Norma promised to deliver. While she was gone, for the first time in her life Sophie began to feel tired and sluggish. She seemed to be ...
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Էջ 190 - Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth : who, when he was reviled, reviled not again ; when he suffered he threatened not ; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously...
Էջ 190 - For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men : as free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
Էջ 190 - For this is thank-worthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. 20 For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently ? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
Էջ 75 - ... you are to be drawn on hurdles to the place of execution, where you are to be hanged by the neck, but not until you are dead...
Էջ 190 - For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
Էջ 430 - The recollection of your past achievements and the prospect of future laurels should prevent your acting in such a manner for a moment. You have gained a character, and why should you risk the loss of it for the most trifling gratifications? You must know that in your present situation you can neither provide for your safety nor assist me in annoying the enemy. Let me then entreat you by the regard you have for your fame, and by your love to your country, to repair to my camp and subject yourselves...