Follow the River
A Novel
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4.4 • 279 Ratings
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
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.
Customer Reviews
Follow The River
Had I understood from the beginning that this story was based on real events and characters I would have found it more compelling. The writing is incredibly descriptive - prose really. I found myself tired of detailed descriptions of hardship repeated over and over again. About 3/4 of the way through I started skipping pages. The ending is definitely worth reading.
Amazing story of tenacity, told with heart!
Anyone who has ever been through the rugged wilderness of Appalachia (West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky) can begin to imagine the challenges she faced trying to get home with nothing more than a wild river to follow. Giving birth soundlessly, and then riding a horse-that's tough! Leaving your baby to be raised by your enemy- that was smart but how many mothers could do it? Even more amazing was her life upon returning-there was no talk of "PTSD" or survival syndrome in those days, instead, the same determination that brought her out of the woods kept her focused on rebuilding her life, finding her son. A well-researched story that displays the courage, guts, and focus told from the oft-forgot distaff side of pioneering.
Follow the River
Omg I don’t even know what to say about this story except you need to read it!!! Amazing!!!!