Traces: A Novel (Patricia L. Hudson -F) isenberg On Juneteenth vitally revises conventional

On Juneteenth vitally revises conventional renderings of Texas and national history

Uncovered by sharp scholarship

Each spring and fall

stunning the nation by arguing

the combat at Fair Oaks (and Seven Pines) has been mostly forgotten or overlooked

Traces: A Novel (Patricia L. Hudson -F) isenberg On Juneteenth vitally revises conventionalby Patricia Hudson An early American adage proclaimed, "The frontier was heaven for men and dogshell for women and mules." Since the 1700s, when his name first appeared in print, Daniel Boone has been synonymous with America's westward expansion and life on the frontier. Traces is a retelling of Boone's saga through the eyes of his wife, Rebecca, and her two oldest daughters, Susannah and Jemima. Daniel became a mythic figure during his lifetime, but