GREENHORN ON THE FRONTIER

by Ann Finlayson ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 15, 1974

When nineteen-year-old Harry Warrilow, former Redcoat in Boston (1971), passes through Pittsburgh in 1772 with his older sister Sukey and a deed signed by Governor John Penn to 500 acres of nearby land, Harry incurs the enmity of rough frontiersman Simon Girty whom he refuses to fight but beats in a foot race, Sukey attracts the attention of blacksmith Anse McBain, and both are indifferent to the Pennsylvanians' talk of independence. During their first years of establishing the farm Harry overcomes his jealousy of Anse, who helps the Warrilows build their cabin and defend their land against Si and his gang of Virginia toughs, and at the end Sukey and Anse overcome their differences over slavery and settle down on an adjoining farm-cum-forge while Harry, having at last faced and beaten Si in a fist to fist match, goes off to join the Revolutionary army whose cause he has come to associate with his own right to the cherished farm. None of which offers any new perspectives or insights, but Ann Finlayson keeps her earnest pioneers occupied and sets their struggles against a solid pre-Revolutionary background.

Pub Date: May 15, 1974

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 210

Publisher: Warne

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1974

Categories: FICTION