Forrest Carter

The Education of Little Tree has been embedded in controversy since the revelation that the autobiographical story told by Forrest Carter was a complete fabrication. The touching novel, which has entranced readers since it was first published in 1976, has since raised questions, many unanswered, about how this quaint and engaging tale of a young, orphaned boy could have been written by a man whose life was so overtly rooted in hatred. How can this

...

"To most, Josey Wales is a legend. A name whispered in the night to instill fear. Even those who think he's dead still tremble at the memory of his rage. But Josey is not dead--as the men who brutally attacked, tortured, and murdered his friends are about to find out. Josey will hunt them down--through the heart of Apache territory and right past Wanted posters with rewards for his dead body--because nobody crosses Josey Wales and gets away with it."--P....

Little Tree is an 8-year-old Cherokee boy, who, during the time of the depression, loses his parents and goes to live with his mountain dwelling grandparents and learn the wisdom of the Cherokee way of life.

A peaceful farmer turns Confederate renegade to avenge the deaths of his wife and child at the hands of bandits-turned-Union sympathizers.