Editorial Review:

This book is more than the moving story of a Kentucky mountain boy who fights to save the Union. Even the Civil War itself is but an epic stage for the novel's main business--the testing and maturation of a hero as American as Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

And old- fashioned view of the American Civil War and human nature:

This book was written not long after the end of the Am. Civil War. My mother was fond of the book and it was part of my growing up, so I think i am a little biased about it. It is probably not Great Literature, but it is well-written and entertaining. It tells the story of a Kentucky mountain-boy (from the little "town" of Kingdom Come) who finds his way into an affluent, slave-owning blue-grass community just before the Civil War breaks out. It is historical fiction and offers some insights into both the... more info

Beautiful, descriptive, classic...:

When I was 7 years old, my Mom packed my brother and I in our station wagon and drove us from Florida to Texas to live with my grandparents. Along the way and during our stay in Texas, she read to us every night from a book that has become one of my all-time favorites -- "The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come." As a child, I recall loving the relationship between Chad, a waif of a shepherd boy, and his faithful dog, Jack. But as an adult, I have fallen in love with the rich, descriptive language with which... more info

Endearing novel -- must read!:

My 75-year-old father remembered this book from when he was a teenager--it made an unforgetable impression! I highly recommend this novel for several reasons: lovalable and believable characters (although the lead can do no wrong to an exaggerated point), well-flowing and interesting story that you can't predict (I like suspensefulness), beautifully described setting, historically set in Civil War Kentucky. I bought a copy for myself and then bought one to share with my family and another for a friend. I... more info

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine~:

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine takes place in the Kentucky mountains, bordering Big Stone Gap, Virginia. It is a story of love, as well as change. At the heart of this novel are the Tolliver & Falin families, who have been in a feud with one another for as far back as anyone can remember. The story begins as life in the mountains is beginning to change..coal mining is starting to boom, and the oustide world is creeping into the simple ways of mountain life. A town is blossoming in Big Stone Gap... more info

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