About this title: First published in 1964 by Harper & Row, this novel returns to print as a Press 53 Classic. As Hal Borland wrote, in his 1964 "New York Times" review, "In a time of dreamless heroes, of long-winded whimpers that pass as novels, "The Land Breakers" has a rare degree of greatness."
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HARPER & Row
Date Published: 1964
Description: Good in GOOD jacket. MAY HAVE COVER WEAR, SPINE CREASES, HIGHLIGHTING, UNDERLINING & PAGES YELLOWED FROM AGE. FASTER SERVICE FROM US! ! ! read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Harper & Row, N. Y.
Date Published: 1964
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Hard Back. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. -X-Library with usual library distinctions....Library binding...The hard cover has very light shelf wear....................The book may have minor flaws that may have gone unnoticed. read more
Description: Very Good. B0025YLS5U some cover wear otherwise very good condition, dust jacket in good condition with most of the wear on the edges, BOOK CLUB EDITION ** INTL BUYER-additional postage may be required. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Popular Books
Date Published: 1964
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Nice soft cover, lightly read, light shelf wear to cover, light creases on spine, light aging to pages, small bend on top corner of front cover, stk #2295h9. 301 p. read more
Description: Great 45-year old copy! ***IN DJ*** Very nice inside and out EXCEPT for slight edge wear on DJ and age spots on page edges. Nice BCE copy! ***IN DJ*** Book is very nice inside & out EXCEPT for some age spots. DJ has edge wear. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Row, New York
Date Published: 1964
Description: Good. No dust jacket. A good, clean book with no markings. Only wear is slight separationof binding between spine & ffep. 407 p. 21 cm. Tan cloth wiith faux brown leatherette spine over boards. read more
"I read this book on the recommendation of a local librarian as background research when my kids were studying pioneers. I learned so much from this book and it was so much more enjoyable to learn it from a story than reading a text on the time period. I will NEVER make a fire on rocks in the winter! Read it and find out why."
"First released in 1964 The Land Breakers spans from 1779 to 1784 when the first settlers went beyond Morgantown, West Virginia to homestead in the Appalachian Mountains. Mooney Wright was the first to break ground to start a farm and a variety of others followed. He has big dreams and isn't afraid to work towards his goals.
Tinkler Harrison comes with his family. Tinkler has his own ideas for the settlement all the way down to its name Harrisonville. In his vision the only settlers that will be allowed in the area have to meet his standards. There will be no riff raff or deadbeats in Harrisonville.
Ernest Plover, Tinkler's brother-in-law, comes later with his family. He has a houseful of girls and his oldest, Belle, is Tinkler's second wife. Ernest isn't exactly the 'right' kind of man to have at the new settlement. He doesn't really fit the bill but he's family.
Many others follow despite the hardships. This unit of people are united in one goal, to keep their homes and to build something out of this wilderness. They come close to losing everything but they stick with it with an eye toward the future.
The characters are so genuine that it's easy to become involved in their fight for survival. The Land Breakers truly depicts the reality of settling this country. Some parts are almost poetic in their description of the beauty of the land. In other chapters the wonder in the birth of twin lambs and the joy a newly cleared field brings can be felt. There is also the crushing disappointment when bears or wolves kill some of the stock and the ongoing fight to prevent that from happening.
Tinkler Harrison says it best, "it's harder here, but I care more here. It takes more work here, it takes a man's life here, it asks all a man has to give and a man gains as well as loses by joining in with land like that.""
"Very good. Gave you characters and a plot to get into, while also giving you some history of the North Carolina mountains. Makes me want to go hiking."
"I guess I shouldn't rate all our books 5 stars. I may appear insincere, like I'm only peddling our wares. Okay, fine. You read it. I'll leave it to you. 5 stars, I'm telling you."
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