Drumbeats in the Valley: A Story of Life at Norwich University in the Early Nineteenth Century
Fiction & Literature, Historical
| Author: | Harold Sholk | ISBN: | 9780741478665 |
| Publisher: | Infinity Publishing | Publication: | September 4, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Infinity Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Harold Sholk |
| ISBN: | 9780741478665 |
| Publisher: | Infinity Publishing |
| Publication: | September 4, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Infinity Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Drumbeats in the Valley is a coming-of-age story set in what has become the nations oldest private military college. In 1838, eighteen-year-old Ben Walker leaves New Jersey to attend Norwich University, in Vermont. Before long he runs afoul of a fellow cadet who is also a pro-slavery southerner and a radical proponent of states' rights. Later Ben is asked to mentor a shy new student with a history of being bullied at private boarding schools in England. Despite many ups and downs during his three years as a cadet, Ben never loses sight of his goal of successfully completing his studies.
Drumbeats in the Valley is a coming-of-age story set in what has become the nations oldest private military college. In 1838, eighteen-year-old Ben Walker leaves New Jersey to attend Norwich University, in Vermont. Before long he runs afoul of a fellow cadet who is also a pro-slavery southerner and a radical proponent of states' rights. Later Ben is asked to mentor a shy new student with a history of being bullied at private boarding schools in England. Despite many ups and downs during his three years as a cadet, Ben never loses sight of his goal of successfully completing his studies.
