West Virginians recall that it was the colonel's young daughter, Betty, who saved the fort during a British-Indian onslaught in 1782 -- the last battle of the Revolutionary War. Her act of courage gives focus to this rousing novel, peopled with historical figures like the ferocious Lewis Wentzel, the notorious renegade Simon Girty, and Seneca chief Cornplanter. It's in these circles that Betty Zane, the headstrong heroine, moves in an authentic atmosphere of danger and romance.
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West Virginians recall that it was the colonel's young daughter, Betty, who saved the fort during a British-Indian onslaught in 1782 -- the last battle of the Revolutionary War. Her act of courage gives focus to this rousing novel, peopled with historical figures like the ferocious Lewis Wentzel, the notorious renegade Simon Girty, and Seneca chief Cornplanter. It's in these circles that Betty Zane, the headstrong heroine, moves in an authentic atmosphere of danger and romance.
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For a first novel, Betty Zane, has to rank as one of the best ever done by an inexperienced writer. And why it was rejected so many times is still a question many people must ask themselves after reading this book. Guided by a journal left by his ancestors Zane Grey crafted one of the most notable works about one of the final battles of the American Revolution. Along the way, the reader will encounter many members of the Zane family, Lew Wetzel, and the Girty brothers, all real people; and Betty Zane, the heroine who saves Fort Henry. This book gives you a feeling of what it would have been like to live at that time and in that place. It is only fitting that such a book was the beginning of a literary career unsurpassed in the genre of historical romance. Read this and its two follow up books, The Spirit of the Border, and The Last Trail.
