Thirteen Moons : A Novel (Paperback)

from tcrutch

This is not the type of book I normally select - I consider it a "guy book". However, I was plesantly suprised with the plot. I live near the location where the book takes place and I have to say, Frazier paints a fairly accurate picture of what Western North Carolina was like at the time.

from Rascalstar

I listened to this book on CD and really enjoyed it. It holds many historic details -- small things about both "Americans" and Native Americans that are fascinating in both good and bad ways. Good story. I learned some things about Cherokee customs I didn't know and a bunch about how things were ...

from maryreinert

Set in the early 1800's, Will Cooper is an orphan boy who is sent west by himself to run a trading post in the Indian country. Here he discovers a forsaken building with a few items but more importantly meets Bear, an old Cherokee who takes him under wing. Will eventually becomes a part of the Ch...

from PallanDavid

I do not remember ever being more emotionally moved on a personal level from any other book, And I've read many! This is purely fiction; none of the main characters existed; they are figments of imagination placed within historical situations. For me, the story is generally interesting - tells a ...

from fyrefly98

Summary: As a twelve-year-old, Will Cooper is sold by his guardians to a man who needs him to run a trading post in the heart of the Cherokee Nation. With little more than the clothes on his back, his horse, and a rough map, he survives the journey there and settles into his duties. Bear, the chi...