The Land Breakers

This sweeping historical fiction saga set deep in the Appalachian wilderness between the years of 1779 and 1784 is “one of the best recreations of our pioneer past ” (New York Times).

“An exciting example of masterful storytelling.” —Harper Lee

Mooney and Imy Wright, twenty-one, former indentured servants, long habituated to backbreaking work but not long married, are traveling west. They arrive in a no-account settlement in North Carolina and, on impulse, part with all their savings to acqui...