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Drums Along the Mohawk
Walter D. Edmonds · historical fiction
In 1776 Lana Borst marries Gil Martin, and the two leave her family's homestead for a farm at Deerfield, in the Mohawk Valley. Walter D. Edmonds's 1936 novel is early-modern military historical fiction of the war that reaches that farm—the Battle of Oriskany, the 1778 attack on German Flatts, and the raids that empty the valley—through the resettlement of 1784.
Why read it: A widely searched Revolutionary War novel—the Edmonds title readers look up by name (a two-year U.S. bestseller and the 1939 film), and a Mohawk Valley counterpart to Northwest Passage already on the shelf.
About this historical novel
Drums Along the Mohawk by Walter D. Edmonds is historical fiction set around 1776–1784 in the Early modern period with key settings including Deerfield, German Flatts, Oriskany, the Mohawk Valley. In 1776 Lana Borst marries Gil Martin, and the two leave her family's homestead for a farm at Deerfield, in the Mohawk Valley. Walter D. Edmonds's 1936 novel is early-modern military historical fiction of the war that reaches that farm—the Battle of Oriskany, the 1778 attack on German Flatts, and the raids that empty the valley—through the resettlement of 1784.
On HisFic we tag it under 5. Military & war and 7. Family saga so you can pair it with similar story types. Recurring themes include the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Oriskany, the attack on German Flatts, a frontier marriage, and the Mohawk Valley. A widely searched Revolutionary War novel—the Edmonds title readers look up by name (a two-year U.S. bestseller and the 1939 film), and a Mohawk Valley counterpart to Northwest Passage already on the shelf.
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Plot summary
In 1776 Lana Borst marries Gil Martin, and the two leave her family's homestead for a farm at Deerfield, in the Mohawk Valley. Walter D. Edmonds's 1936 novel is early-modern military historical fiction of the war that reaches that farm—the Battle of Oriskany, the 1778 attack on German Flatts, and the raids that empty the valley—through the resettlement of 1784. A widely searched Revolutionary War novel—the Edmonds title readers look up by name (a two-year U.S. bestseller and the 1939 film), and a Mohawk Valley counterpart to Northwest Passage already on the shelf.
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Regions & places
North America
Deerfield · German Flatts · Oriskany · the Mohawk Valley · New York
Themes
- the Revolutionary War
- the Battle of Oriskany
- the attack on German Flatts
- a frontier marriage
- the Mohawk Valley
Tags
military · classic · bestseller