The Proud and the Free
by Janet Dailey
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A stirring story of love and passion on the Trail of Tears from New York Times–bestselling author Janet Dailey, America's first lady of romance. Temple Gordon's family is one of the oldest, and proudest, to call Cherokee country home. Although their house may look like a southern plantation, the blood in their veins and the land beneath their feet is Cherokee. Nothing will change that—or so they believe. When President Andrew Jackson begins agitating to push the Indian tribe west, show more Temple's family prepares to fight to keep their homes. But when her heart is tempted by the fiery Cherokee known as "The Blade," who believes removal is inevitable, Temple feels passion stirring on the eve of one of the greatest tragedies in American history. Previously published as The Proud and the Free, American Dreams is a stirring historical novel from one of the greatest names in romance. Fiction. Romance. show lessTags
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True historical facts using a fictional family. Loved it. Will read more of this author!
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Janet Dailey was born on May 21, 1944 in Storm Lake, Iowa. She was a romance writer, who wrote over 150 books during her lifetime. Her works include No Questions Asked, the Calder series, the Americana series, and Merry Christmas, Cowboy. In 1993, she received the Romance Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award. She died on December 14, 2013 show more at the age of 69. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original title
- The Proud and the Free
- Alternate titles
- American Dreams
- Original publication date
- 2009-04-01
- People/Characters
- Temple Gordon; Eliza Hall; The Blade Stuart; Will Gordon; Kipp Gordon
- Important places
- Georgia, USA
- Important events
- Trail of Tears
- Epigraph
- Build a fire under them. When it gets hot enough, they'll move.
------------------President-elect Andrew Jackson - First words
- The mud-splattered stagecoach rolled to a stop in front of the Chester Inn, Where several people stood on the porch awaiting its arrival.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.).and neither chose to question how long.
- Disambiguation notice
- Previously published as THE PROUD AND THE FREE.
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- Popularity
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- Reviews
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- (3.70)
- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 20
- ASINs
- 6
