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The Kentuckians
The Kentuckians
Author: Janice Holt Giles
The Kentuckians of Janice Holt Giles?s title were that hardy band of angels who straggled through Cumberland Gap in the 1770s and carved their farms from the wilderness of Virginia?s westernmost country. In her historical novel, first published in 1953, Giles invited the reader to experience the danger and beauty of life on the American frontier...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780813101774
ISBN-10: 0813101778
Publication Date: 2/1988
Pages: 248
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Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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I really liked this series of three by Janice Giles. A rich saga of pioneer adventure and enduring love set on the rugged american frontier. In Old Kentucky, David & Bethia are in love but they would have to fight for a life together Their path to happiness was blocked by marauding Cherokee Indians, greedy land speculators,and the twisted man Bethia was forced to marry.


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