Richard Hurdis, a Tale of AlabamaUniversity of Arkansas Press, 1995 - 395 Seiten Originally published in 1838, Richard Hurdis portrays the "wild and savage" southwest frontier of the new Republic in the 1820s and 30s. When the narrator/protagonist Richard Hurdis daringly infiltrates the criminal network in an effort the stem the corruption and to avenge the brutal murder of his best friend, the scene is set for a powerful story. In Richard Hurdis, Simms the historian, the realist, and the novelist merge to create a memorable book. |
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... horse at that moment , and an air of dis- satisfaction seemed to hang upon his features . He muttered something to himself , the words of which were unintelligible to us ; then speaking hurriedly to Mary , he declared his intention of ...
... horse at that moment , and an air of dis- satisfaction seemed to hang upon his features . He muttered something to himself , the words of which were unintelligible to us ; then speaking hurriedly to Mary , he declared his intention of ...
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... horse , a circumstance forced upon him by the necessities of his flight . Pickett knew the horse , and looked no further . It was a long shot , from a rising - ground above , where the umbrage was thick , and at such a distance the ...
... horse , a circumstance forced upon him by the necessities of his flight . Pickett knew the horse , and looked no further . It was a long shot , from a rising - ground above , where the umbrage was thick , and at such a distance the ...
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... horse's length beyond Colonel Grafton , by whose side I had before ridden . We were just about to emerge from the passage into the area , when the indis- tinct figure of a man started up , as it were , from beneath the very hoofs of my ...
... horse's length beyond Colonel Grafton , by whose side I had before ridden . We were just about to emerge from the passage into the area , when the indis- tinct figure of a man started up , as it were , from beneath the very hoofs of my ...
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Alabama answer ARKANSAS EDITION beheld Ben Pickett better Black Warrior river blood bosom brother CHAPTER Choctaw Colonel Grafton companion confederacy confidence doubt Eberly emissary Emmeline escape exclaimed eyes father fear feel fellow felt forget fortune Foster girl give Guy Rivers Haller hand hate hear heard heart hope horse Hurdis's instant Jane John Hurdis John Murrell Julia keep knew leave less lips literary realism look Marengo Mary Easterby matter mind Mississippi mother murderer Murrell Mystic Brotherhood never night once perhaps person Pickett poor prompt reply resolved Richard Hurdis river road secret seemed shot sight Simms Simms's Sipsy smile soon speak speech spoke squire stranger striker sudden suffer sure talk tell there's thought tion told trembled truth Tuscaloosa uncon University of Arkansas uttered voice watch Webber William Carrington William Gilmore Simms woods words wrong
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