The first work of fiction by a President of the United States -- a
sweeping novel of the American South and the War of Independence
In his ambitious and deeply rewarding novel, Jimmy Carter brings
to life the Revolutionary War as it was fought in the Deep South;
it is a saga that will change the way we think about the conflict.
He reminds us that much of the fight for independence took place in
that region and that it was a struggle of both great and small
battles and of terrible brutality, with neighbor turned against
neighbor, the Indians' support sought by both sides, and no quarter
asked or given. "The Hornet's Nest" follows a cast of characters
and their loved ones on both sides of this violent conflict --
including some who are based on the author's ancestors.
At the heart of the story is Ethan Pratt, who in 1766 moves with
his wife, Epsey, from Philadelphia to North Carolina and then to
Georgia in 1771, in the company of Quakers. On their homesteads in
Georgia, Ethan and his wife form a friendship with neighbors
Kindred Morris and his wife, Mavis. Through Kindred and his young
Indian friend Newota, Ethan learns about the frontier and the
Native American tribes who are being continually pressed farther
inland by settlers. As the eight-year war develops, Ethan and
Kindred find themselves in life-and-death combat with oppos- ing
forces.
With its moving love story, vivid action, and the suspense of a
war fought with increasing ferocity and stealth, "The Hornet's
Nest" is historical fiction at its best, in the tradition of such
major classics as "The Last of the Mohicans."
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