Cane Brake Men, The

Tennessee Frontier Trilogy #3

by Cameron Judd

Following the War of Independence against the British Crown, a band of Tennessee settlers begins to carve out a new state in a young nation but face the opposition of the federal government and bloody resistance from the Chickamauga Indians. In this untamed land, Owen Killefer, a slend lad barely in his teens, will face a trial by fire at the hands of white men and Indians alike - and find within himself a stout spirit as strong as that of any frontiersman.

The third volume in The Tennessee Frontier Trilogy, The Canebrake Men is a saga of adventure set in the period from 1785 to 1800. In it Cameron Judd paints a portrait of the unforgettable men and women whose vision, passion, and pain gave rise to the new nation.

Author Biography: Cameron Judd, a prolific writer of historical fiction, writes with authority and respect for the American frontier and its settlers. He is the author of Passage to Natchez, Boone, Crockett of Tennessee, the Mountain War Trilogy of the Civil War, The Overmountain Men and The Border Men (in the Tennessee Frontier Trilogy), and numerous other historical novels. Judd, who is director of Communications at Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tennessee, lives in Choctaw, Tennessee.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction

10 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Cameron Judd (AKA: Tobias Cole) is a bestselling author of over forty historical and Western novels, including The Canebrake Men and Crockett of Tennessee. A former award-winning journalist, he continues to write his acclaimed column “Clips to Keep” and lives with his family in Greene County, Tennessee.

Reviews

[Charlene · Rating 3 out of 5]

Final book in trilogy about the settlement of western Carolina and TN mountains. This is an area and time period I am very interested in. The first book started with the main character as a young boy with a Cherokee trader father, well before the Revolutionary War. Now, in third book, he’s a man with a family who by the final pages is considering moving on further west because by 1790, the country is getting all settled. Author has done a lot of research and has a deep knowledge of history. Sometimes the characters (especially the women) are a bit sparsely drawn but hard now to understand the difficulties and dangers the settlers faced. Book also tries to portray the Cherokee fairly, too, as they fought hard to keep their lands.

[Timothy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The final book in the trilogy of the Tennessee and Carolina frontiers which included “The Overmountain Men” and “The Bordermen”. I have thoroughly enjoyed these stories. Really wished there was a fourth book.

[Jeff Dickison · Rating 4 out of 5]

The final book in a trilogy of the settling of Tennessee and Kentucky in the 1700's. Judd enters plenty of real people in this fictional tale including Andrew Jackson. Exciting with lots of action. Gives a real sense of what living on the frontier must have been like. Recommended.

[Diane · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the third book in the Tennessee Frontier Trilogy. Each book seems to get better and better. If the reader enjoys history, then read this book.

[Michael Wiggins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Why, I do believe I read this out of order... but no matter. It was a good follow-on book to The Overmountain Men, I just need to go back and read The Border Men. I wondered where the actual Battle of Kings Mountain went. The Canebrake Men started out with a violent start, and continued with a good deal of war and wanton killing spread throughout the book. I feel it is a pretty good representation of how safe one would have felt along the frontier in late 1700s America. I enjoy the attention to family life and relationships in this series, making it more than just a catalog of struggle and horror in the western North Carolina/would-be Franklin mountains.

[Tim Blackburn · Rating 4 out of 5]

The 3rd installment of Cameron Judd's historical fiction series - Tennesse Frontier Trilogy. An excellent series that was both entertaining and educational. Educational in the sense that historical events in the pre-state era of eastern Tennessee were depicted through the fictional eyes or the protagonist, Joshua Colter. I knew very little about this era of US history (post Revolutionary War and pre Tennessee statehood) but learned many details of the frontier life, church/community activities, battles with both the British militia and the native Indians of the region. Totally absorbing reading and made me yearn to learn more actual history from this era and this geographical area.

[james wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another good read

After reading the first few chapters, it dawned on me that I read this book about 25 years ago. Still it was an excellent read for someone who enjoys historic fiction with a little bit of history and a lot of fiction. The time period has always interested me, I guess that's why I enjoyed it. I would recommend it to anyone, particularly those who enjoy the flash and boom of a flintlock.😊

[Oren Calvin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful Book Series!

Exceptional book series. once I began reading the first book, I began looking forward to finishing so I could get into the other two. I grew up about a twenty minute drive from Fort Necessity and have always been captivated by all writings of the period of the French and Indian War through the American Revolution.

[Tony Pursel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very Enjoyable Read

Cameron Judd is a great storyteller. His books make you feel like you’re there in the wilderness exploring and struggling to survive. Characters are enjoyable and believable.

[Gina W. Hollenbeck · Rating 4 out of 5]

Audiobook was great. I loved the narrators voice. The history was well done and I enjoyed reading about the areas where I live from a time long past.

[Jennifer Molyneaux · Rating 2 out of 5]

1st of 3 books in a series about the eary settlers of what is now East Tennessee.