Lords of An Empty Land, Randy Denmon
Lords of An Empty Land, Randy Denmon
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Lords of An Empty Land

Author: Randy Denmon

Narrator: Kevin Orton

Unabridged: 9 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/08/2015


Synopsis

In the days of reconstruction after the Civil War, a wild strip of land in northern Louisiana remained unconquered by troops and untamed by the law. This is the story of the fearless veterans--Union and Confederate--who dared to enter this beautiful but hellish valley. . .and finish what the war started. Lords Of An Empty Land Red River Valley, 1869. Hoardes of ex-Confederate soldiers have emerged from the piney hills and mosquito infested swamps of Lousiana backcountry in a final, bloody show of defiance. After a series of violent raids on carpetbaggers, freed slaves, and northern cargo ships, Captain Douglas Owens of the 4th Calvary is given orders to reclaim this God-forsaken land from its murderous outlaw gangs. By Owens' side is Huff, a former slave, and Basil Dubose, an ex-Rebel gunslinger for hire who answers to no man but his paymaster. With each deadly encounter, it becomes clear to Owens that neither the Army nor the public is willing to spill blood for the sake of freed slaves. With his options dwindling, the Captain takes a squad of soldiers under his command--in a last desperate bid for freedom and justice that would change the course of history. . .

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shawn

This was an excellent book that would be classified as a Western although it deals with place and a period of time largely ignored by Western authors. The book takes place in Northern Louisiana during the era of Reconstruction. The protagonist is a federal officer who is trying to mend the wounds of......more

Set in Reconstruction Louisiana following the American Civil War, Captain Douglas Owens is tasked with putting down thieves and a silent but violent resistance to Yankee law and rule. Throw in the romance in the novel and you could have a Zane Grey novel.......more

Goodreads review by Judy

It's 1869. The war between the states is over. Life in the south was, to say the least, a challenge. For the landowners who had slaves to work their fields, they were now lucky if the freed men and women would stay to help. Chaos ruled the land. Outlaws scared the towns. Seeing the freed men and woma......more

Goodreads review by Susan

I absolutely adored this book. Set in post-Civil War Louisiana, it delves deeply into the manner in which freed slaves were terrorized. With one man trying to keep an undeclared war between the displaced people of both colors, Lords descends quickly and surely into suspense-filled chaos. Vivid chara......more