The Shepherd of the Hills: A Classic Christian Novel of the Ozark Hills

A landmark American novel of the Ozarks that combines frontier life, spiritual reflection, and one of the earliest literary portraits of the Missouri hill country.

When a mysterious elderly man arrives in the remote Ozark hills of Missouri, the quiet mountain community becomes curious about the stranger who seems both gentle and deeply burdened by the past. Known simply as "the Shepherd," the newcomer soon forms a bond with the hill people-especially young Sammy Lane and the spirited Sammy's...