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The Land Breakers

by John Ehle · 1964

Cover of The Land Breakers
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A motley band of characters makes its way into a high mountain valley in northwestern North Carolina to tame the land or to be consumed by it. Five years of struggle to create a community ensue, in which part of the struggle is just to survive. This is the story of late 18th century life in an untamed country.

FictionMountain lifeFrontier and pioneer lifeHistory