The Forest and the Fort

Hervey Allen

Original title: The forest and the fort

earliest edition we have, 1966 Warner Books Inc (Mm), 1978 paperback

Salathiel Albine, a white child who has lived with the Shawnee Indians from a young age chooses to reidentify with his white parentage after spending some time with a preacher who helps him relearn English. Story points up to cultural differences which made Indian-White conflict inevitable as settlers pressed westward.

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The forest and the fort edition · 2009 · Bedford County Historical Society · 344 pages · 9780979377280
The Forest and the Fort paperback · 1978 · Warner Books Inc (Mm) · 9780446814379
The Forest and the Fort hardcover · 1966 · Henry Holt & Co · 9780030284106

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