- Unknown Binding: 592 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown (1964)
- Language English
- ASIN: B0007GWNHA
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,953,066 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Drums Along the Mohawk (New York Classics)
I first read this book about 30 or 40 years ago. It was a battered second-hand copy which unfortunately did not last that long, as being one of the best books I'd ever read it finally got even more battered. Its spine cracked and all the pages began falling out with some becoming irretrievably lost. Only recently, having discovered the benefits of buying online, have I finally been able to buy a replacement.
There were two books which were published about the sane time. Drums Along The Mohawk and Gone With The Wind. Each book was received with great acclaim by the public of that time but of the two, Drums Along The Mohawk was considered the greatest and was the also the most popular. So why is the lesser of the two now fondly remembered as a classic and the other all but forgotten? The reason is Hollywood. Both were made into films but while one was given the lavish, epic treatment, told in its entirety, The Drums was instead made into a standard western film of the time, with great swathes of its content cut to fit into what was considered the required length for a western. A great shame.
I first read this book about 30 or 40 years ago. It was a battered second-hand copy which unfortunately did not last that long, as being one of the best books I'd ever read it finally got even more battered. Its spine cracked and all the pages began falling out with some becoming irretrievably lost. Only recently, having discovered the benefits of buying online, have I finally been able to buy a replacement.
There were two books which were published about the sane time. Drums Along The Mohawk and Gone With The Wind. Each book was received with great acclaim by the public of that time but of the two, Drums Along The Mohawk was considered the greatest and was the also the most popular. So why is the lesser of the two now fondly remembered as a classic and the other all but forgotten? The reason is Hollywood. Both were made into films but while one was given the lavish, epic treatment, told in its entirety, The Drums was instead made into a standard western film of the time, with great swathes of its content cut to fit into what was considered the required length for a western. A great shame.
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Interesting and well-written novel
17 Jan 2003
Format:Paperback
This story of the Revolutionary War era settlers in the Mohawk River valley was excellent. Edmonds did considerable historical research and his characters come alive as he tells this tale of the conflict between the Tories who support the King and the farmers who are in favor of the revolt against England.
The story focuses on Gil and Lana Martin, two young settlers who work tirelessly to get a farm established in the valley.
Their hard work is repeatedly destroyed by the Destructives -- Tory and Indian raiders who burn the farms and crops and slaughter anyone who supports the Revolution. The farmer militias strike back at the Tories and their supporters and strike with equal savagery. As in Bosnia and Kosova, the conflict pits neighbor against neighbor.
The novel is about the people of the valley -- both the white settlers and to a lesser degree the Indians -- and their fight to survive in a very hostile environment. I found the story entertaining and I learned quite a bit about the people, the place, and the events that occurred there.
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Drums Along the Mohawk-
19 Dec 2001
Format:Library Binding
Drums Along the Mohawk is the story of families in the Mohawk River valley that cope with Indian and British attacks on their homes and families. Many of these people fight for the American cause and are very serious about it. This is a different perspective, the fighting on the frontier. It may be hard to find, but it is worth the effort for a challenging and emotional book. The characters and their jobs, no matter how minor they are, come to life in one of the best books I have read about the American Revolution from a Patriot point-of-view. I would strongly suggest this book for a history or war reader and an advance reader.
23 of 30 people found the following review helpful
I was disappointed
22 July 2002
Format:Paperback
No, I'm not some high school kid forced to read this for freshman English who hated it on principle. I am middle-aged, usually love the classics, am a history buff, and volunteer at the site of a Revolutionary War hospital. So, when I found this in a used book store, I was looking forward to the read. What I found was the Seinfeld of historical fiction--a book about nothing.
Well, of course, ostensibly this is a book about the Revolutionary War as fought in upstate New York--at that time the frontier. The writing is good. The history is accurate and well researched, but I kept expecting something to happen at every turn, and very little did. Instead of actual Indian raids, there were usually warnings of raids, so that the folks got into the fort on time. There they spent long, dreary days doing long dreary things--realistic, probably--but not the kind of thing I couldn't put down. In fact, I put it down often, and for long periods.
This is a shame because Edmonds' use of words is quite good, and he did an excellent job whenever he was depicting the relationship between Lana and Gil Martin, a married couple caught up in the events. I wish, in fact, that the author had focused more on their individual story, rather than trying to bring in so many different couples and individuals that they were very diffucult to keep track of, and worse, to care about.
I give this four stars for the writing style and the history, but, for me, it was pretty boring.
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