James Alexander Thom

Follow the River

by James Alexander Thom

Mary Ingles was twenty-three, married, and pregnant, when Shawnee Indians invaded her peaceful Virginia settlement, killed the men and women, then took her captive. For months, she lived with them, unbroken,...

Panther in the Sky

by James Alexander Thom

"Thom shows how, in honest, capable hands, fictionalized biography can add verisimilitude to the life and times of this extraordinary America....The dialogue has the ring of reality about it....Thom is able...

The Art and Craft of Writing Historical Fiction: Researching and Writing Historical Fiction

by James Alexander Thom

Once Upon a Time, it was NOW...

While a historian stands firmly planted in the present and looks back into the past, a historical novelist has a more immediate task: to set readers in the midst of bygone events...

Warrior Woman: The Exceptional Life Story of Nonhelema, Shawnee Indian Woman Chief

by James Alexander Thom & Dark Rain Thom

A bestselling master of historical fiction, James Alexander Thom has brought unforgettable Native American figures to life for millions of readers, powerfully dramatizing their fortitude, fearsomeness, and profound...

Long Knife

by James Alexander Thom

Two centuries ago, with the support of the young Revolutionary government, George Robers Clark led a small but fierce army west from Virigina to conquer all the territory between the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers....

Sign-Talker: The Adventure of George Drouillard on the Lewis and Clark Expedition

by James Alexander Thom

In his extraordinary body of work, James Alexander Thom does more than bring the past to life; he makes us experience history as if we were witnessing it for the first time. Thom's new novel is an enthralling...

From Sea to Shining Sea

by James Alexander Thom

"Splendid...Thom tells the story with humor and eloquence, and a thumping good tale it is, too."

THE WASHINGTON POST

In one generation, the Clark family of Virginia fought for our nation's independence, and explored,...

The Red Heart

by James Alexander Thom

The Slocum family of Northeastern Pennsylvania are the best of the white settlers, peace-loving Quakers who believe that the Indians hold the Light of God inside. It is from this good-hearted family that Frances...

The Art and Craft of Writing Historical Fiction

by James Alexander Thom

Once Upon a Time, IT WAS NOW... While a historian stands firmly planted in the present and looks back into the past, a historical novelist has a more immediate task: to set readers in the midst of bygone events...