The border men

the long version

"From one of the strongest voices in frontier fiction, The Border Men is a bold novel of revolution, adventure, and the spirit of the American pioneers. Cameron Judd tells the compelling story of proud men and women whose passion for liberty led them to fight for their freedom and tame the wilderness. Survival is at its most precarious, as Joshua Colter must defend the land he adopted in his youth, Tennessee. As a captain of the newly formed militia known as the Patriot Rangers, he leads the colonists in their struggles against the soldiers of the British Crown attempting to quiet their rebellion, and the fierce anger of the Cherokee and Chickamauga Indians as they protect their territory. "