A soaring epic of love and conquest, "Meridian" is the story of two of the legends of westward expansion, the scout and guide Kit Carson and the explorer John Charles Fremont. Set in the turbulent... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Norman Zollinger is the master of the historical novel, and Meridian is probably his finest. In it, he presents Kit Carson, as seen through the eyes of a younger and admiring friend. Zollinger's honest and rich portrayal of an American legend does not neglect Carson's darker moments, especially during the conquest of California. But in the end we are treated to the best-drawn Kit Carson in all of literature, both fiction and nonfiction. This is a richly rewarding historical novel, by one of this country's most gifted novelists
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