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I thoroughly enjoyed "The Cellar Vault," Wheeler Pounds' sequel to
his first book "The Garden of Eve." As you read you get the feeling
that you know the characters personally. The story-line's blend
with factual history brought to light many things about the
Cherokee removal to Oklahoma that aren't talked about in most
studies about that time. I would recommend the book for anyone
interested in learning more about the history of the Cherokee
removal while enjoying a wonderful fictional family's story.
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The Spy Sanctuary (Paperback)
Wheeler Pounds; Edited by Sierra Tabor; Cover design or artwork by Scott Campbell
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Fantastic read Hard to tell where fact leaves off and fiction takes
over. This first novel by Wheeler Pounds has it all: great plot,
mystery, adventure, suspense, romance, and historical fact. Pounds
draws on his own hiking and camping adventures in the Bankhead
National Forest and its ever present danger of a large rattlesnake
population and of his Cherokee Indian family heritage. Set in the
present, it goes back in time and tells the story of a Cherokee
couple hiding out in the Sipsey Canyon (old Warrior Mountains) area
of the Forest, during the time of the Cherokees' removal to
Oklahoma. Eve and buck hide out in the almost impenetrable Sipsey
Canon to evade capture by federal troops and being forced onto the
Trail of Tears. The main sub-plot tells the story of Eve, who was
taught to read and write by a Methodist preacher whose territory
was northwest Alabama and who was sympathetic to the plight of the
native Americans. The discovery of Eve's journal leads the main
character, Raleigh, to try to solve the mystery of what happened to
Eve and Buck and their descendants. Raleigh's research into the
Cherokees in Alabama and Georgia at that time leads into a great
romance and deepens the mystery of Eve and Buck. It is so
refreshing to read a novel that has no profanity, yet it has a
romantic story without being X-rated. Not only is this a
fascinating work of fiction, it is historically accurate and
teaches so much about the Cherokee history and culture. I highly
recommend this to readers age 10 through adult.
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