Devil's Backbone: Story of the Natchez Trace (Pelican Pouch Series)

by Jonathan Daniels

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4 out of 5 stars

Devil's Backbone, 2008-01-01
Quite entertaining. Full of attention grabbing stories and a very entertaining quick read. A great prelude to traveling the Natchez Trace.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4 out of 5 stars

Best book on the Trace , 2006-08-31
The best book on the Natchez Trace, where Meriwether Lewis died, is The Devil's Backbone by Jonathan Daniels (1962). Very evocative details and a good map too. It's difficult to imagine traveling under such difficult circumstances as faced by people in early America. The Trace was considered an improved road; tree stumps in the road were required to be cut off shorter than 16 inches. As well as being rough traveling, the Old Trace was a dark, heavily forested, and creepy place. Some years later, Audubon made special note of the vultures that flew low to the ground in this area, looking for food. There were human vultures as well.

One entire chapter of The Devil's Backbone is devoted to Lewis's death.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2 out of 5 stars

Several myths included as "fact" in this book, 2001-09-18
Be careful - though this is an entertaining read, several historical anecdotes in this book are based on folklore rather than actual documented facts. I would recommend "A Way Through the Wilderness" by William C. Davis for a factually accurate history of the Trace instead of this book, which at times reads like a dime novel.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4 out of 5 stars

Natchez Trace History, 2000-01-13
For anyone who likes Southern history, particulary history of the Natchez Trace, this book is a must. The book is full of information about the use and /or settling of the land around the Natchez Trace. The book, however, is often hard to follow since it contains so much information and various names of settlers and infamous historical figures that used the Trace. Once you begin to read it, you become mesmerized and will find it hard to put down.

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