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The 1700s in “West to the Sun” – A Book Review

Respect for women.  The detestation of cruelty, whether that of the Indian or of the white man.  Manly struggle for the good of others.

These are the values upheld in the short 1957 novel, West to the Sun, by Noel Loomis. Loomis wrote Westerns, and this is essentially what Sun is despite its being set in the 1700s on the cusp of the Revolutionary War.  Yes, the characters–Englishmen, Frenchmen and Spaniards in North America–are paper-thin, but the story is a sturdy grabber and the details are engaging.  Disturbing too:  boy, could the Indians be shockingly brutal!

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4 Comments

  1. Kathryn

    Great book review! I was hoping I can have a copy of my own.. It is an interesting story or me..

  2. ! It was a grateful feeling to get some learning here…Good thing you post such useful information like this.., Thanks for taking the time to discuss this..

  3. Thanks for the review. This is a great book that is about respect for women.

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