Chapultepec

By Norman Zollinger

Book Overview

In 1847 in Mexico, Lance Corporal Jason Jeremiah James of the 4th Kansas rifles fought at Chapultepee. on the parapet of that great fortress, James saw something that haunted him for fifteen years. In 1862, James is colonel of the 4th Regiment of La Legion etrangere--France's fabled Foreign Legion--and is again stationed in Mexico. Educated in Paris, the lovely New Englander Sarah Kent Anderson has arrived in Mexico to look after her dead brother's silver mines. Although she is a girlhood friend of Empress Carlota of Mexico, Sarah quietly supports the republican president, Juarez. Her growing attraction toward Jason James only furthers her confusion. As Sarah Anderson struggles to choose between her sympathy for Juarez and her love for the new emperor and empress, Jason James must not only come to grips with his torn loyalties and the woman he loves, he must stand again at Chapultepee and face the demons of his youth.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312855303
• ISBN13: 9780312855307
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Forge
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Great historical find!

I purchased this book from on "on sale" rack outside a bookstore - bought it because it was cheap. What a find! This is a great historical novel about a time in Mexico I knew very little about. The setting and characters come alive as the reader begins to see the tremendous complexities of this time in Mexico. Only drawback - a bit too many Spanish and French phrases (although usually easily figured out) and a bit too detailed in some of the battle scenes - lovers of battle strategies will love it.

A Fine Historical Novel

This is one of the most intelligent, interesting, and best written historical novels I've read in a long time. The characters are well defined and realistic, the era beautifully brought to life. Zollinger is a newly discovered literary treasure for me and he deserves wider attention. John Pessler