Drums along the Mohawk

By Walter D. Edmonds

Subjects: Fiction, war & military, Revolution, Revolution, 1775-1783, Open Library Staff Picks, FICTION / Classics, Early history, Fiction, historical, general, FICTION / Historical, Historical fiction, Mohawk River Valley (N.Y.), New york (state), fiction, Fiction, American Revolution, New York (State), History, American Revolution (1775-1783) fast (OCoLC)fst01351668, FICTION / Media Tie-In

Description: Set during the American Revolutionary War, *Drums Along the Mohawk* chronicles the lives of the frontier settlers of the Mohawk Valley in New York. Although a fictional account, Edmonds did extensive research and weaves both historical events and persons into his narrative. First published in 1936, it stayed on the Best Seller List for 2 years and in 1939was made into a color film directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda, Claudette Colbert, Edna May Oliver, Ward Bond, and John Carradine.