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Enemy Women
- By: Paulette Jiles
- Narrated by: Reba Buhr
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 234
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 205
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 207
The Colley family is made of modest farmers in the Missouri Ozarks. Although Southerners, the Colleys try to remain neutral, a fact ignored by the Union militia who confiscate their livestock, burn their farm, and arrest their daughter, Adair, on charges of “enemy collaboration”. Yet as this innocent young woman soon discovers, fate can have a double edge. While imprisoned, she falls in love with her interrogator, a Union major who helps her escape.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Might be better to read this one
- By sssnoo on 10-31-20
- Enemy Women
- By: Paulette Jiles
- Narrated by: Reba Buhr
Best post civil war narrative since Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Reviewed: 06-18-23
This was not an easy book becuse of the subject of the untold story of the women who were often unfairly and harshly impacted by the turbulent conclusion and aftermath of the civil war, but it was authentic told in impeccable prose by a native of the Missouri Ozarks where much of the story takes place. The story brings to life the tale of a 15 year old girl who loses her home and her family, sets out on the road, lands in a St. Louis prison for women and eventually, almost miraculously, finds her way home, only to find her home not the home she remembered. The story, in a narrative beautifully crafted and sensitive to language, bristles with tension and suspense. I would recommend it for anyone with an interest in history and specifically, the end of the civil war and the turmoil that followed. Billy Hassell
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Captain's Rangers
- By: Elmer Kelton
- Narrated by: Kevin Orton
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 47
Thirty years after the Battle of San Jacinto, Texans and Mexicans are still spilling blood over control of the Nueces Strip. And Horse thieves and bushwhackers transform this hot, dry stretch between the Nueces and Rio Grande rivers into a lawless inferno. Despite long odds, Captain McNelly and his small band of Texas Rangers strive to bring lasting peace to this swirling vortex of murder and racial hatred.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very good story with a basis in historical fact
- By bb35576 on 05-08-23
- Captain's Rangers
- By: Elmer Kelton
- Narrated by: Kevin Orton
Very good story with a basis in historical fact
Reviewed: 05-08-23
‘Captain’s Rangers’, like virtually all of Elmer Kelton’s books is a good story, told well and based, if loosely, on historical fact. It describes well the turmoil and instability of the border country along the Nueces River between the Texas and Mexico border after the wars and before the country settled down. As usual for Kelton, there are great characters and good character development. Very believable and lots of tension with good resolution. I would highly recommend it as a good read.
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