I cannot believe how fast I got through this book!
Moccasin Trail
by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Usually I'm a slow, slow reader... but this book held my attention from page three to the end. I couldn't put it down at times.
Its about a young man who wandered away from home at age 11 to follow his uncle into the wilderness. After a bear attack he was discovered and nursed to health by Crow natives. When the story starts, he's 19 already and more Crow than white. The book traces his attempts to reconcile his white background with the Crow training of his teenage years.
This is the first book I've read by Eloise Jarvis McGraw, but hopefully I'll be reading more of her work in the future. I loved her detailed scenes. Already I see this book having an influence on how I'm revising my novel.
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