The Rifleman, Oliver North
The Rifleman, Oliver North
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The Rifleman

Author: Oliver North

Narrator: Pete Bradbury, Jonathan Todd Ross

Unabridged: 9 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/17/2019


Synopsis

A gripping, fact-based story of how Daniel Morgan and his courageous riflemen played a crucial role in George Washington's victory in the American Revolution. They wore hunting shirts, deer-skin leggins and moccasins. Each had a tomahawk and a scalping knife in their belts and carried "long rifles" in their hands. Every rifleman was a Patriot volunteer, a tracker, and a hunter. And they could kill a redcoat from 250 yards. "This is a war story. It's about real people and events before, during, and after the American Revolution. The central characters in this work-Daniel Morgan, George Washington, Patrick Henry, Charles Mynn Thruston, and Generals Arnold, Knox, Lafayette, Greene, Lee, Gates, and a host of others-actually did the deeds at the places and times described herein. So too did their accurately named foreign and native adversaries. Though this is a work of fiction, readers may be surprised to discover the American Revolution was also one of the most 'un-civil' of civil wars. "If Daniel Morgan were alive today, he would be my near neighbor in Virginia's beautiful Shenandoah Valley. It was while visiting a nearby gristmill that Morgan and Nathaniel Burwell, a fellow Revolutionary War hero, built in the late 1700s [now restored and operated by the Clarke County Historical Association], I became fascinated by this unsung national hero. "As many readers already know, I'm grateful to have spent my entire life in the company of real American heroes. I'm looking forward to spending eternity in the company of my personal American heroes-the Riflemen you will meet in this book." -Oliver North, "Preface"

About Oliver North

Oliver North is a combat-decorated US Marine and recipient of the Silver Star, the Bronze Star for valor, and two Purple Hearts for wounds in action. From 1983 to 1986, he served as the US government’s counterterrorism coordinator on the National Security Council staff. President Ronald Reagan described him as “a national hero.” A New York Times bestselling author of both fiction and nonfiction, he is also host of the award-winning documentary series War Stories on Fox News. North lives with his wife, Betsy, in Virginia. They have four children and sixteen grandchildren. Visit him on Facebook and Twitter, or learn more at OliverNorth.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jean

This is my first experience reading a book by Oliver North. The book is a historical novel. It is a story about the Revolutionary War. I recognized many of the heroes of the war such as George Washington, Daniel Morgan and General Arnold Knox. Our protagonist is Nathaniel Newman. The story ranges ov......more

Goodreads review by Ed

I always enjoy Oliver North and his fiction books. This takes place during the Revolutionary war against England. There is really not a lot written about the war as much as recent wars. I believe you really get a taste of the hardships and problems the Americans face fighting the most powerful count......more

Goodreads review by Abby

I've never read a book quite like this: a historical fiction so heavily researched and steeped in history as to feel like a nonfiction read, complete with endnotes. If I was judging this purely as a historical fiction, I probably would have rated it lower, since it's almost as dry as a textbook, how......more

Goodreads review by Chad

Thoroughly enjoyed I loved this book. After 27 years serving the US military I consider myself a Patriot, but even this book reignited a deep sense of pride and patriotism in me that I havent felt in a while. I wish all young Americans would read this book and get a sense of the sacrifice made by our......more