I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
My Review:
Bobby Hale has been an orphan since he was nine years old and raised by an aunt who never showed him any affection. When the Civil War breaks out he joins the Union Army and heads out on his own. He actually joins the union, collects his bonus, drops out and rejoins under a new name 9 different times. When the war is over, since he has no family waiting for him to return, he heads out west in search of land and the American dream.
The strength of this novel lies in two aspects: its characters and its setting. Bobby, although he left the union army several times, tries to be a good and moral person and he realizes that the white man’s conquest of the Indians is unjust. He travels with a wagon caravan and a man named Theo at its head. Through Theo he learns to respect the culture of the Indians and how to navigate the vast and open land of the American west. Continue reading
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