Savage Wilderness by Harold Coyle (Epub)

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Savage Wilderness is a historical novel of the French and Indian War, recounting a time when British forces, joined by colonial militias, fought the French and their Indian allies for possession of the untamed heart of North American. It is also a story of the people who fought it.

Ian McPherson, a young Scott who first saw battle during the Jacobite Rising of 1745 is exiled to Virginia. There, after serving as an apprentice to a wheelwright, he joins a campaign led by a 23 year-old colonel of militia named Washington to claim the Forks of the Ohio for Virginia.
Anton de Chevalier, the bastard son of a French nobleman and an artillery officer is an impressionable young man who is an adherent to Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s philosophy concerning the natural man. In time, his experience in the Americas and dealings with both the French Canadians and Native Americans cause him to see the world as it is, a place where the stunning, unspoiled beauty of the land hides a savagery unlike anything he ever thought possible.
Thomas Shields, the second son of a minor English baronet and dedicated soldier of the King sells his commission in the Coldstream Guards for a captaincy in the 44th Regiment of Foot, one of two regiments being sent to America under General Edward Braddock.
A Caughnawaga brave by the name of Toolah rejects efforts by French priests to ‘civilize’ his people, choosing instead to follows the ways of his warrior ancestors in order to rid his peoples’ land of the Europeans and their ways.
A red haired Irish immigrant by the name of Megan O’Reilly who came to America as an indentured servant dreams of starting a new life in America with Ian McPherson, whom she meets and falls in love with.
Against the backdrop of a war fought on the fringes of civilization, each is face with challenges they must overcome. In doing so, they set in motion forces that, in time, give rise to a revolution and the birth of a new nation.

User’s Reviews

From Library Journal “Nobody knows war like Harold Coyle, and nobody writes it better,” says Stephen Coonts, and the proof is that his books have sold ten million copies. Here he takes on the French and Indian War.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Booklist Coyle, a writer of military fiction, sets his ninth novel in the 1750s. British forces led by General Edward Braddock and aided by American colonial militias are battling the French and Indians (mainly the Algonquin and Caughnawaga tribes). Coyle presents a sweeping cast of characters. There’s Ian McPherson, a Scot fighting in the Virginia Regiment led by a young Major George Washington; Megan O’Reilly, a “saucy Irish lass” whom McPherson eventually marries; Ensign Anton de Chevalier, a French-Canadian artillery officer who reads Voltaire and Rousseau; and Gingego and Toolah, Caughnawaga braves who have some pretty vicious moves with their tomahawks. This novel has just about everything that prompts less-than-sophisticated readers to buy it–love, war, bravery, and violence. And Coyle ties up everything neatly in the end; the good guys are the winners, the bad guys the losers. Best-selling author Coyle probably has another best-seller here. George Cohen –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Kirkus Reviews Old pro Coyle (Until the End, 1996, etc.) strikes out on a new course, chronicling the harsh but enlightening experiences of three combatants in the French and Indian War. At the heart of Coyle’s consistently engrossing narrative are: Highlander Ian McPherson (a Culloden veteran exiled to North America in the wake of England’s so-called Great Clearance of Scotland); Ensign Anton de Chevalier (bastard son of a minor nobleman, posted to the New France garrison as an officer of artillery); and Captain Thomas Shields (a well-born Londoner who views the colonies as a chance for martial fame and, perhaps, a civilian fortune). In hopes of securing land at the end of his enlistment, Ian marches off in 1754 with a small band of Virginia volunteers under the command of Colonel George Washington–a band that fails, unfortunately, to dislodge the French from Western Pennsylvania. The colonial militia return the next year in company with Redcoat regulars (including Thomas), but with no better results. As the conflict grinds on, it affects the focal characters in various ways. Anton, for example, continues to see God’s own glory in the beauty of the woodland battlegrounds, while Thomas (chastened by a near-fatal encounter with a vengeful Indian fighting for the French) lays aside dreams of military honors. As more talented soldiers of the king (Jeffrey Amherst, James Wolfe, et al.) take charge, the tide turns in favor of Anglo-American armies, and in 1759, the Crown’s troops win a decisive victory on the Plains of Abraham outside Quebec City. A gravely wounded Thomas resigns his commission to marry a Hudson Valley heiress, Anton soldiers on, and Ian gets his frontier homestead, plus a lusty Irish lass to share it. Vivid accounts of bloody engagements on New World battlefields where the fate of great empires was decided, and resonant depictions of the men at the sharp end of the bayonet–or tomahawk- -make for a splendid period piece. — Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Review “Consistently engrossing…Vivid accounts of bloody engagements on New World battlefields where the fate of great empires was decided, and resonant depictions of the men at the sharp end of the bayonet–or tomahawk–make for a splendid period piece.”– “Kirkus Reviews””Harold Coyle is the best natural storyteller I know.”– “Tom Clancy “[Cosham] is as fine a guide as one could ask…This is a fine conjunction of narrative and narrator.– “AudioFile”A vigorous, sweeping saga of frontier warfare…Coyle’s message is as clear as his storytelling is strong: great empires are won or lost by the blood, determination and ingenuity of a few individuals, grappling on the dark fringes of civilization. — “Publishers Weekly”Nobody knows war like Harold Coyle, and nobody writes it better.– “Stephen Coonts, New York Times bestselling author ” –This text refers to the audioCD edition.

Reviews from Amazon users, collected at the time the book is getting published on UniedVRG. It can be related to shiping or paper quality instead of the book content:

⭐ Very disappointed in Savage Wilderness”. Long time Harold Coyle reader and fan, but the editors made the book nearly unreadable. Spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors abound. Words missing make the reader guess as to meaning. Words misused confuse the reader repeatedly. Bare and bear , there and their, etc. I read from Kindle Prime all the time and I see a lot of poor editing on free books from unknown authors. I cut them a lot of slack. This is NOT a free book and Coyle is a well established writer. No excuses. Annoying errors on virtually every page. Worst editing of any book I have ever read !All that said, properly edited it might have been fair, if not up to Coyle’s usual standards.

⭐ I have been a Coyle fan for a number of years (since Team Yankee was released) and read and enjoyed most, if not all, of his books. That said, I found Savage Wilderness disappointing. The pace is slow and there is significant repetition when he is describing some of the military logistics and tactics in the various battles.The story follows four primary characters (a Scott emigrant colonist, an English officer, a French officer, and an Indian warrior) through the major events of the French-Indian war in the Americas. The background information is interesting and accurate to the best of my knowledge but the book does not capture and maintain the reader like all of his other books.So, my review is “OK but not great. Certainly not of the caliber of his other terrific books such as Team Yankee or The Ten Thousand which may be two of my favorite books of all time!

⭐ Savage Wilderness tells the story of the French and Indian Wars through the eyes of characters on both sides of the conflict. The story is entertaining, but deeply flawed by an embarrassing lack of editing. The novel is full of grammatical and punctuation errors and these errors detract from the story. The book is not up to the standard of other books by this author. If he had a professional editor Coyle would be well advised to look elsewhere for a competent editor for future books.

⭐ Coyle writes a good story, as he has so many times. It brings history alive, and gives the reader a sense of a conflict that I knew little about. Unfortunately, the experience is hampered by a terrible lack of basic proofreading, that is an embarrassment to the author, and a distraction to the reader.

⭐ Harold Coyle is a brilliant writer and I always enjoy his historical novels. Having said that, this book demonstrated what appeared to me the very worst editing/proofreading I have ever seen in a published work of any type. I have seen over the years that Kindle formats seem to include more typos, etc., than printed material, but the mistakes in this book were far and away the worst I’ve ever seen. I imagine that Mr. Coyle either was or would be pretty embarrassed to see how his publishers treated his work in allowing such a poorly edited/proofread copy to get out in the market.

⭐ I really wanted to like this book as I have read Coyle’s other books about war in the modern age and I am especially interested in the French and Indian War. However, for me the novel seemed to drag on like a James Michener novel with a style that perhaps is better suited for his other genre.

⭐ Harold Coyle writes good historical fiction. This novel is his best since way back when he wrote Team Yankee. I enjoyed the pace of the plot and the character development, but what is up with the editing? Every page, and I do mean EVERY PAGE, is loaded with grammatical/spelling/punctuation errors that distract the reader. Why is it that every time the author uses a word with the letter combination “rn” it becomes “m”? Corner was comer so many times it killed the storyline. It feels like the book was edited in an overseas call center.

⭐ I never understood the French Indian war until I read this book. The only thing I did not like was it was leading the characters up toward the revolutionary war but the next book was never written.

⭐ Excellent story, a step away from traditional Coyle but very enjoyable.Buyer Beware, paid for a “new” copy and got a stamped & jacketed library copy.

⭐ The story was good and I would read other stories by Harold Coyle EXCEPT there were so many spelling and grammatical errors it made it a difficult read. Frequently I would have to read a sentence a second time to understand the meaning. I would estimate that there was an average of one error per page.

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