Walter D. Edmonds
(1903 - 1998)
Walter “Walt” Dumaux Edmonds (July 15, 1903 – January 24, 1998) was an American author noted for his historical novels, including the popular Drums Along the Mohawk (1936), which was successfully made into a Technicolor feature film in 1939 directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert.
Bibliography
Drums Along the Mohawk (1936)
Gil Martin and his wife clear a place for their home in the Mohawk River Valley and, along with others, try to ignore the Indian raids and British invasions of the world outside.
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The Matchlock Gun (1941)
During the French and Indian War in upper New York state, Edward is determined to protect his home. He is only ten years old but his father gave him an ancient, heavy Spanish gun before leaving home to fight the enemy.
Two Logs Crossing: John Haskell’s Story (1943)
At sixteen John Haskell is suddenly the man of his family and makes good.
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