Amos Edwards and his adopted nephew, Martin Pauley, try to to find 10 year-old Debbie Edwards, who was abducted by Comanche after a raid that left her family dead. The story is loosely based on what happened to Cynthia Ann Parker, abducted by Comanches in Texas in 1836 when she was about 10 years old. The Searchers was later adapted into the classic movie of the same name, directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne.<P>This ebook includes a bonus short story, "The Battle of...
The Unforgiven tells the story of a woman taken from her Native American tribe and raised by a white family. She struggles with her allegiance towards her adoptive family and her feelings towards another white man, and a bloody battle ensues between the two communities.<P> The 1960 film of the same name, directed by John Huston and featuring Burt Lancaster and Audrey Hepburn, is based on this novel.<P> This edition of The Unforgiven includes a new introduction and a special...
A ripsnorting Western, as brashly entertaining as they come. Slambang! – The New York Times on John Ford's The Searchers John Ford's The Searchers defined the spirit of America, influenced a generation of film makers, and was named the Greatest Western Movie of All Time by the American Film Institute in 2008. Now, the novel that gave birth to the film returns to print–a timeless work of vivid, raw western fiction and a no-holds-barred portrait of the real American frontier. From...
