by Andre Norton (Author)
A Civil War adventure novel of divided loyalties, dangerous roads, and a young Confederate scout caught in the wreckage of a broken country. In Ride Proud, Rebel!, Andre Norton follows Drew Rennie, a Kentucky-born rider whose family ties and personal convictions pull him into the conflict on the Confederate side. As war tears through border country, Drew must navigate suspicion, violence, hardship, and the difficult question of where honor can survive when families, communities, and nations are divided.
Norton brings her gift for fast-moving adventure to historical fiction, shaping the story around cavalry action, pursuit, espionage, survival, and the uneasy loyalties of men forced to make hard choices. The novel is not a dry military chronicle, but a human story of youth under pressure, friendship under strain, and identity tested by war. Drew's journey carries him through a landscape where courage is necessary, trust is dangerous, and the cost of rebellion grows heavier with every mile.
First published in 1961, Ride Proud, Rebel! is the first book in Norton's Drew Rennie sequence and an unusual historical novel from an author best known for science fiction and fantasy. For readers interested in Civil War fiction, classic historical adventure, cavalry stories, border-state conflict, and Andre Norton's wider body of work, this novel offers a swift and dramatic tale of loyalty, survival, and the painful legacy of war.
Number of Pages: 180
Dimensions: 0.41 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: October 21, 2015
