Follow the River: A Novel
Aug 2010 · Ballantine Books
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “It takes a rare individual not only to see that history can live, but also to make it live for others. James Thom has that gift.”—The Indianapolis News
Mary Ingles was twenty-three, happily married, and pregnant with her third child when Shawnee Indians invaded her peaceful Virginia settlement in 1755 and kidnapped her, leaving behind a bloody massacre. For months they held her captive. But nothing could imprison her spirit.
With the rushing Ohio River as her guide, Mary Ingles walked one thousand miles through an untamed wilderness no white woman had ever seen. Her story lives on—extraordinary testimony to the indomitable strength of one pioneer woman who risked her life to return to her own people.
Mary Ingles was twenty-three, happily married, and pregnant with her third child when Shawnee Indians invaded her peaceful Virginia settlement in 1755 and kidnapped her, leaving behind a bloody massacre. For months they held her captive. But nothing could imprison her spirit.
With the rushing Ohio River as her guide, Mary Ingles walked one thousand miles through an untamed wilderness no white woman had ever seen. Her story lives on—extraordinary testimony to the indomitable strength of one pioneer woman who risked her life to return to her own people.
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Nina Draper
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25 September 2016
I am proud, to say the very least, that the characters in this story are my ancestors! I had read of the incident in our family history but this book was wonderful! Written so thoughtfully to present the truth as best and as close as we can know it. Thank you so much. You are much appreciated for your time & effort to keep our family history alive! Nina L. Draper
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Elissa Miller
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26 August 2016
This is such an amazing and inspiring story! I always wanted to have a daughter and name her after Mary - a strong willed and very brave woman. This true story is well written and so hard to put down.
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wow i found it i read this book when i was 13 and out of all the books i read in my life and ive read a lot of books this is still my favorite cant wait to read it agean
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.
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