George Cary Eggleston (1839–1911)

This was a surprising book. A love story, yes, but also a platform for the author's surprisingly progressive and liberal political views. Some nice phrasings, good character building and laudatory sentiments.
It kept my interest and sent me to researching the author and his times.

In the introduction, this purports to be "real people" and "true events" that are "thinly veiled". Well, the beginning about anarchic and ad hoc demobilization of the Confederate army is engrossing and believable. However, the remaining 80% is a romance in a fanciful black-and-white world made for a man of unusual intelligence, honesty, and pluck.

Disappointing.

Historical fiction a la Robinson Crusoe was an enjoyable read aloud for my son and I. Some terminology is no longer socially correct, but it allows for discussion. The story was enjoyable, though it had an abrupt ending.

Highly romanticized early account of William Weatherford or Red Eagle, of Alabama