American by Blood - Hardcover

Huebner

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0684857707 ISBN 13: 9780684857701

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2000

Synopsis

Three U.S. Army scouts leading an infantry column arrive a day late to the battle of Little Bighorn to find the bloody ruins of Custer's troops. Their mission to clear the land of the Indian tribes then becomes one of vengeance, forever changing their sense of manhood, honor, and country.

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Review:

Charles Gaines author of "A Family Place" I believe "American by Blood" is a small masterpiece -- as perfectly constructed, beautifully written, and affecting a story of the American West as has been told in our time.

From the Back Cover:

In the tradition of Cormac McCarthy, an unforgettable novel which recreates the violence and vitality of the American West.

In 1876, three US Army scouts leading an infantry column arrive at the scene of the Battle of Little Bighorn on the morning after General Custer's defeat. They are the first to witness the aftermath of the massacre. The mission to clear the land of Indian tribes then becomes one of revenge and the three scouts are dispatched on a journey lasting over a year, following the trail of the retreating Indians through desolate, wintry Montana.

Conveying both the extreme emotions of men in war and the awe-inspiring beauty of the landscape of the West, American by Blood is a chilling, tough and highly compelling novel, told with the intimacy of a chamber-piece, yet with the scope and resonance of an epic.

Andrew Huebner's great-great-grandfather is a family legend. In 1876 he left his family in New Jersey to join the US Army on the western frontier, arriving a day late for the Battle of Little Bighorn. Out of these scant details, Andrew Huebner has woven and intense and powerful novel that shatters some of the central myths of American history.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0684857707
• ISBN 13: 9780684857701
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256