Thirteen Moons

Frazier won the National Book Award for his first novel, Cold Mountain, the gracefully told story of a Confederate soldier’s long trek home. The same acute ear for language and historical detail flavors the author’s new historical novel.

When times are tough and food is scarce, Will’s parents sell their 12-year old son into indentured life as the storekeeper in a remote trading post deep in Cherokee country. He is adopted by the tribe and spends his life fighting for their right to remain on their land, even as he makes a fortune between running his posts, land speculation and working as a self-taught lawyer.

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