Frances Hunter
blog of the author To the Ends of the Earth
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To the Ends of the Earth
now available
everywhere
Patronize these fine bookstores if you are in the area:
Austin, TX - BookPeople
Billings, MT - Borders Books and Music
Washburn, ND - Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center (Fort Mandan)
Sales have really taken off, and we are selling bulk orders to library wholesalers and Amazon. It's very exciting.
Current State of Mind
Hoooo. This month I had a lot of great blog entries planned after our
return from the George Rogers Clark trip early in the month. That all
went out the window when our Mom was admitted to the hospital last week
with mysterious internal bleeding.
This latest health crisis turned out to be the result of too much medication.
If you have elderly loved ones, chances are they are overmedicated too.
If they will let you, I urge you to investigate and ask questions about
what they're taking.
- Reading:
Albion's Seed
Andrew Jackson and His Indian Wars -
Movies:
Napoleon Dynamite
Glory
Apollo 13
In the Line of Fire
Talledega Nights
Frances Hunter's Journal
October 2006
October 25, 2006: Lewiston Tribune
Another good review, this one by Jennifer K. Bauer of the Lewiston Tribune in Idaho. Check it out:
The story of Lewis and Clark's journey has been retold more times than there are years in the bicentennial commemoration. Here's the story of what happened afterwards.
In October 1809, three years after their return, Meriwether Lewis was found shot to death in a lonely inn on the Natchez Trace. For some, his death falls in the category of mystery.
This historical novel follows Clark as he searches for the truth of Lewis's demise amidst accusations of conspiracy. The book is written by two Austin, Texas, sisters, Liz and Mary Clare, who write under the pen name Frances Hunter. They traveled parts of the Lewis and Clark trail in Montana and Idaho and followed the route Lewis took in the last days of his life.
Characters like York, Clark's slave, and Julia, his beloved teenage wife, come to life, as do the famed explorers who are rendered all too human. When we first meet Lewis he is waking up in bed with a prostitute and a hangover.
October 11, 2006: North Dakota Horizons
We got back Sunday from a fascinating trip through Kentucky and southern Illinois and Indiana, retracing the Revolutionary War campaign of George Rogers Clark. More on that later.
Some fun stuff was waiting for us when we got back, including our first bulk orders from Amazon and the library jobbers. Hooray!
And a new review from North Dakota Horizons! Check it out:
To the Ends of the Earth: The Last Journey of Lewis & Clark is a seamless blend of history and fiction telling what might have happened after Meriwether Lewis's death in October 1809. In her novel, Frances Hunter tells a thrilling tale based on the historical events that surround the great unsolved mystery of Lewis's death. More than just a historical mystery, the book explores larger themes of honor, vengeance, and redemption as Clark searches for the truth about his friend's fate.
The story begins years after the return of the Corps of Discovery in St. Louis. When Lewis suddenly dies after a myriad of problems, including alcoholism and secret late-night meetings, it is left to Clark to save his closest friend from dishonor and disgrace.
This 392-page book has been endorsed by acclaimed western writer Elmer Kelton and received excellent reviews from many Lewis and Clark historians and writers.