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Alexander thom is probably the best author today for portraying accurately and passionately the lives and adventures of the men and women who settled and explored this land. James alexander thoms from sea to shining sea is an historical fiction epic that explores the roll of one colonial virginia family in american history. No one family wrought more change on this country than did the clerks of virginia, announces the ghostly voice of ann rogers clark in this 900page, cleantimbered, exuberant overview of some notable 18thcentury sons of the reallife virginia family. From sea to shining sea by james alexander thom goodreads. This powerfully written book recreates the warm life of the family, the dangers of the battlefield, the grueling journeys across an untamed wilderness, and the soul. James alexander thom is the author of follow the river, long knife, from sea to shining sea, panther in the sky for which he won the prestigious western writers of america spur award for best historical novel, signtalker, the children of first man, and the red heart.
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