First published 1992
A 14-year-old Tennessean stumbles into the violent American frontier, where Indians are ruthlessly hunted for their scalps. Tracing his dark fortunes, the boy witnesses man's capacity for unimaginable violence and the terrifying, remorseless Judge Holden. Against this brutal backdrop, he grapples with the weight of his own soul.
Genres: american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, 19th-century, american-history
Vibes: dark, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: gritty, morally-ambiguous
Setting: Mexican-American Border Region
Period: 1833-1878
337 pages · Paperback · Vintage Books
Content warnings: graphic-violence, violence