DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK

by Walter D. Edmonds ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 1, 1936

Rome Haul and Erie Water deservedly established Walter Edmonds as the interpretor of the Mohawk Valley and of the early New York of Erie Canal days. Here is a new contribution -- an earlier period, that of the American Revolutikn in distant frontiers, woods and remote farms of the Valley, where the War concerned them little except as excuse for occasional militia gatherings, until savage invaders, in British pay, descended upon them, to be followed by the even more ruthless ""Destructives"" -- reds and whites -- and the British themselves. It gives an enlightening picture of the inadequacies and extravagances of the newly formed government, of stupidities of judgment, of neglect and ignorance and needless waste. The central characters are a vigorously drawn young couple, who work out their own small drama of love and hate and fear and thwarted ambition, against the panorama of sporadic warfare. Grand Americana -- which men may like better than women, for its details of campaigns and politics. Popularity of ""The Farmer Takes a Wife"" on stage and screen, has widened Edmonds' market. Play up -- especially in vicinity concerned.

Pub Date: July 1, 1936

ISBN: 0815604572

Page Count: -

Publisher: Little, Brown

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1, 1936

Categories: FICTION