The Crossed Sabres

by Gilbert Morris and Morris Gilbert

Book Overview

Surviving both the carnage of the Civil War and the betrayal of his marriage, Tom Winslow seeks to begin a new life, and moving to the Northern Plains with his young daughter Laurie, he takes a job with the Department of Indian Affairs.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556613091
• ISBN13: 9781556613098
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

not too bad a read

It does get a little tiring, all the Winslow women and the ones that the Winslow men chase are described as the most gorgeous and well shaped women ever created, and all the Winslow men are the most hansom men that ever walks on God's earth, and they are all super hero's :)

Overall a Good Read

This book continues to follow the descendents of Mark and Lola Winslow through their son Thomas. Just before the Civil War Thomas had been courting a young lady along with his best friend and no one could tell who she was going to pick. She chose Thomas and they were quickly married. When he would come to visit his wife during the war she would seem distant and uncaring. When the war finally ends he comes home and his wife is not there. He later finds out that she had run off with his best friend a few weeks before. He later finds himself without a wife and with a newborn daughter. Thomas has the opportunity to work under General George Custer in the Northern Plains. He will be able to spend more time with his daughter and she will be able to go to school regularly. Once Thomas arrives at the post a ghost appears from the past as a superior officer. What does the Plains have in store for Thomas and his daughter? We also meet Faith Jamison who is supposed to travel to the Plains to open a school for the Indians with her future husband. Through changes of heart Faith heads to the Plains by herself. Will the Plains and the Indians be ready for Faith Jamison? Overall I enjoyed this book. I normally don't get into books about the battles with the Indians but I really enjoyed how Gilbert Morris presented the information in the book.

Overall a Good Read

This book continues to follow the descendents of Sky and Rebekah Winslow through their son Thomas. Just before the Civil War Thomas had been courting a young lady along with his best friend and no one could tell who she was going to pick. She chose Thomas and they were quickly married. When he would come to visit his wife during the war she would seem distant and uncaring. When the war finally ends he comes home and his wife is not there. He later finds out that she had run off with his best friend a few weeks before. He later finds himself without a wife and with a newborn daughter. Thomas has the opportunity to work under General George Custer in the Northern Plains. He will be able to spend more time with his daughter and she will be able to go to school regularly. Once Thomas arrives at the post a ghost appears from the past as a superior officer. What does the Plains have in store for Thomas and his daughter? We also meet Faith Jamison who is supposed to travel to the Plains to open a school for the Indians with her future husband. Through changes of heart Faith heads to the Plains by herself. Will the Plains and the Indians be ready for Faith Jamison? Overall I enjoyed this book. I normally don't get into books about the battles with the Indians but I really enjoyed how Gilbert Morris presented the information in the book.

Touching Story In Unusual Historical Setting

The House of Winslow series continues with the story of Sky Winslow's son Tom, who has been left alone with a newborn daughter to raise. Wanting to leave memories of the Civil War and a bitter marriage behind, Tom heads West and joins the Army in its efforts among the Indians. Gilbert Winslow weaves the fictional story of Tom's battle to make peace with his past and with God with the true and tragic story of Custer's Last Stand. As with other books in this series, I enjoyed learning the historical details while watching another member of the House of Winslow develop faith in God. I can't wait to read Book Fourteen to discover what happens next in America and among the Winslows.