Kentucky Trace

<DIV><P>A gripping portrait of life in the hard-bitten wilderness of Revolutionary Kentucky, Harriette Simpson Arnow&rsquo;s <I>The Kentucky Trace </I>follows surveyor William David Leslie Collins as he struggles to survive. Collins finds his fellow settlers to be almost as inscrutable as the weather&mdash;at times, they are allies, and at others, they are adversaries. Collins battles nature, bad luck, and the quickly shifting political tides to make his way in a changing world. Showcasing Arnow&rsquo;s ear for dialogue and offering a wealth of historical detail, <I>The Kentucky Trace </I>is a masterful work of fiction by a preeminent Appalachian writer.</P></DIV>