Brandywine

by Jack Rowe

First edition. Novel with the du Pont company and their powdermills as background. vi , 394 pages. boards, dust jacket.. 8vo..

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1984

Reviews

[Lori · Rating 3 out of 5]

This rather obscure novel was published in 1984 and felt stylistically dated in how it handled its historical subject matter. While slavery and the Underground Railroad do play a role, the focus is very much heroic white immigrants boldly making their way in the young United States. Of local interest to Northern Delawareans only.

[Cindy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would give this book a 3.5 rating. It was an enjoyable book, but my enjoyment was increased by the fact that I grew up near the Brandywine River and went to church and school at St. Joe's on the Brandywine.

[Lin S. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was centered around the start up of the Dupont gunpowder mills along the Brandywine. Although fiction there were many references to the surrounding area which made it all the more interesting to a native Delawarean.