Long Knife: A Novel

James Alexander Thom

Aug 2010 · Sold by Ballantine Books

About this ebook

A legend. A warrior. A hero. A classic American epic.

Two centuries ago, with the support of the young Revolutionary government, George Rogers Clark led a small but fierce army west from Virginia to conquer all the territory between the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. He battled the British, forged friendships with French and Spanish settlers, and made treaties with many Indian tribes who revered the lanky, red-haired white man and called him Long Knife. He fell in love with the woman of his dreams, the beautiful Spanish maiden Teresa de Leyba. And George Rogers Clark was, in the end, bitterly betrayed by the same government he had so nobly served.

Rich in the heroic characters, meticulously researched detail, and grand scale that have become James Alexander Thom’s trademarks, Long Knife, his first historical epic, is simply unforgettable.

Ratings and reviews

Love this book! I couldn't put it down! Read it in one sitting. If you're a fan of American History, specifically: the Northwest Territory, George Rogers Clark, etc. I live right across the river from Vincennes, and live in a "town" or village that has 2 historical markers in relation to this time period and the events in the book, so that always makes what I am reading that much more enthralling.

I enjoyed the novel and found it hard to put down. I love reading about the history of our nation both fiction and factual.

I read this book because I felt that because he was a forgotten hero, and because I lived in Ohio itself, it was worth reading. I was not sorry in the least for reading this book.

About the author

James Alexander Thom is the author of Follow the River, Long Knife, From Sea to Shining Sea, Panther in the Sky (for which he won the prestigious Western Writers of America Spur Award for best historical novel), Sign-Talker, The Children of First Man, and The Red Heart.