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Beyond Sundown
by Ingram Philips
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation (2000-01-04)
ISBN: 0738811580
EAN: 9780738811581
Dewy Decimal #: 813
Hardcover: 275 pages
Edition: 1
SKU: H5670
Condition: Very Good
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
BEYOND SUNDOWN is about life choices, bonding between people, courage in battle, and the traditional values that made America great. Over one hundred real people and many actual events provide the historical foundations for this adventure novel of frontier Texas and our Civil War.
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Customer Reviews
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Interesting Mix of Truth & Fiction
Rating  (4)
Date: 2001-01-08
Ingram Philips mixes a healthy amount of fiction with some historical facts to build this account of the fictional Parsons family during the decade before the War Between The States and throughout that conflict. Philips uses a vivid imagination to move the reader through a series of the major events of the War. While the history oriented reader may find the layout somewhat aggravating, it serves as a useful vehicle for "tweaking" ones interest in those individuals that might then do additional research.One can see that Philips, as a retired military officer, focused much of his research on the day-to-day events of the common soldier. One of the more intriguing threads of the book involves the friendship between the main character, John Parsons, and an Indian named Shields. Shields follows Parsons throughout their trials and tribulations and serves as an interesting offset to a more traditional story. An interesting addition is a listing at the end of which characters are based upon real people of history and those that are fictional characters.
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Not just another historical novel . . . .
Rating  (5)
Date: 2000-07-27
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
You don't need to be a history buff to enjoy this book. I've never been a big fan of historical novels, but this story about the lives of Faith Barnett and John Lee Parsons hooked me with the first paragraph.Beyond Sundown has all the elements that make a book enjoyable--intriguing plot, characters you feel as if you know, action that propels the story forward and keeps you turning the pages. Ingram Phillips has interwoven fact and fiction together so neatly, I gained a new understanding of just how much life demanded during that time in our history and the difficult choices that men and women had to make. A thoroughly good read--I will definitely buy the sequel.
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Fast action, accurate, historical novel
Rating (4)
Date: 2000-06-09
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Igram Philips has authored an outstanding novel dealing with the Texas frontier just before and during the Civil War. There's adventure at each turn of the page and the action will keep you riveted to the book until the end. Actual, historical characters are interwoven throughout the narrative, lending credence and credibility to the depicted events. It's obvious Mr. Philips knows his history and understands the American West. For a first novel, "Beyond Sundown" is a real achievement and thoroughly enjoyable reading.
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