Threads West

An American Saga (Threads West, An American Saga Book 1)

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Pub Date 04 Nov 2014 | Archive Date 31 Jan 2020
Greenleaf Book Group, Rockin' SR Publishing

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BOOKS 2, 3, AND 4 ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON NETGALLEY! 

Book One and name sake of the sweeping #1 bestselling Threads West, An American Saga epic saga--winner of twenty-eight National Literary Awards in numerous categories including Historical Fiction, Multi-Cultural, Romance and Western. This novel and the ensuing books of this monumental multi-era epic saga are compared by reviewers and authors to Lonesome Dove, Centennial, and the Sackett of Louis L'Amour. Called by some reviewers ''The Gone With The Wind of the West'' and applauded by others as ''rings true and poignant, as authentic and moving as Dances with Wolves” and “the Sackett on steroids.” The tale bursts with the adventure, romance and promise of historical America, the American spirit and the West.

You will recognize the characters who live in these pages.
They are the ancestors of your friends, your neighbors, your co-workers, and your family.
They are you. They are us. We are all Americans.
This is not only their story. It is our story. 

The epic saga of Threads West commences in May 1854 with the first of five, richly textured, complex generations of unforgettable, multicultural characters. They begin in the Rockies, England, Ireland, Norway, Denmark, Prussia, the Great Plains, St. Louis and New York with neither country nor culture in common—indeed none of them know the others exist. But, the separate lives of these driven men and independent women from Europe and America are drawn to a common destiny that beckons seductively from the wild and remote flanks of the American West.

Swept into the dangerous currents of the far-distant frontier by the mysterious rivers of fate, the power of the land and America’s promise, their journeys are turbulent quests intertwined with courage and cowardice, romance and adversity, passions and pathos, despair and triumph. Their destinies and those of their offspring will be dramatically altered by events and history they cannot foresee and others of uncommon cultures and differing origins they cannot imagine.

Across the Atlantic from the villages and cities of Europe, and one thousand miles to the west of St. Louis, lies the lawless, untamed spine of the continent, the Rocky Mountains. Their energy draws this vanguard of generations to love and struggle in the beautifully vibrant but unforgiving landscape of the West. The personal conflicts inherent to these brave, passion-filled characters are exacerbated by a nation in transition, the budding enmity between North and South, broken treaties with Native Americans and lives and generations woven on the loom of history, propelled by fate and freedom to form the tapestry that becomes the whole cloth of the nation. This is the tale of that uniquely American meld of the mosaic.

The touchstones of the past are the guideposts to the future. This, the first novel of this epic saga--the tale of America, set in the West—is the stirring story of many life threads of divergent cultures, and competing ambitions that entwine to become what the world knows, Americans.

In the following books of the saga, the heroic but conflicted men and women of Threads West continue their dangerous journeys, pushing relentlessly westward, their paths intersecting with the trails of others setting in motion the weave of the American fabric, and generational liaisons impossible to envision. Momentous change will continue, igniting further greed and compassion, courage and treachery, rugged independence, torrid passions and fierce loyalties.

Set in authentic locations on three continents and in the jagged peaks of the Rocky Mountains, the layered and intriguing Threads West men and women find their personalities forged on the anvil of the land, and their lives bound to those of others as they live, love, struggle, die, fail and succeed.

The decades of the Maps of Fate era (1854-1875) novels of Threads West, An American Saga epic saga are the crucible of the souls of generations, the building of the heart of the nation, and the destiny of a people at a magical moment in the American history. You will enjoy our story—because it is your story.

BOOKS 2, 3, AND 4 ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON NETGALLEY! 

Book One and name sake of the sweeping #1 bestselling Threads West, An American Saga epic saga--winner of twenty-eight National...


Advance Praise

"Long ago, I feel madly in love with Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry...The splendor and adventure of Threads West has now surpassed my love of McMurtry's Western saga...packed with adventure, romance, history, conflict, and emotion...Far more romantic/sexy than McMurtry ever wrote...areal feel of how the West was won, by men AND women...Five stars is not enough!"

- Eve Paludan, Two-time #1 National Bestseller, Writer's Digest Book Club

"Fluent and strong...sensual, evocative and unforgettable...compared to McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning Lonesome Dove and Michener's Centennial...Rosenthal's epic masterpiece will rival even some of Louis L'Amour's best loved work."

- Lois Henderson, BookPleasure.com, MA General Linguistics, AD Library/Information Science

"Long ago, I feel madly in love with Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry...The splendor and adventure of Threads West has now surpassed my love of McMurtry's Western saga...packed with adventure...


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Most of this book introduces the reader to a selection of characters who are about to embark on a journey across America to the undeveloped West. Their motives vary, although money is at the root of most.

There are some fairly bland characters, and some - particularly Sarah - are more interesting. The way their lives interlink is, at times, rather predictable, but overall it promises to be a good series and leaves the reader keen to follow the next instalment. The romance element seems particularly contrived but I am looking forward to see how they all fare on their journey west and once they arrive on the frontier.

Thank you to NetGalley, Greenleaf Book Group and Rockin' SR Publishing for allowing me access to the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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Threads West is a good series with decent writing. The storyline is interesting. There are several characters and the book is slow paced.

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3 stars

This is a series of novels about the Old West and the white settling thereof. Please be aware that these books have many, many characters and that they are cliffhangers.

It is a pretty competent telling that begins in 1854. I must admit straight off that I personally would not have had the strength or courage to do what the characters in this book did.

I decided early on that I would review all three books in one review for there is much sameness in the books and I had a very hard time trying to come up with three differing reviews.

In the books we have wagon train travelers complete with travails and romance, mountain men trying to scratch out a living from pelts and living an isolated life, Native Americans fighting for their way of life, grownig tension between the Union and the South that errupts into war, differences of opinion based on cultural views, gamblers and ne'er-do-wells of all stripes.

These books were adequately written and plotted. (No barnburner...) Larry McMurtry Mr. Rosenthal is not. I am not sure why the two authors were so linked in the introductory blurbs.

I want to thank NetGalley and Greenleaf Book Group/Rockin' SR Publishing for forwarding to me a copy of these books for me to read, enjoy and review.

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Such a wonderful story of people going West giving up everything to have a new and better life! Romance is thrown in with the struggles they face. Haven't read the whole series but I will! Received this through netgalley, thanks so much to the author! Very well written hated to see the book end!

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What a great start to a new series! Rich in historical detail, with stories of early settlers. I highly recommend this series.
Many thanks to Greenleaf Book Group and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

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I received a complimentary copy of this book through Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Threads West is the first book in this series that follows the main characters from their origins to the ship that carries them to America, and then the train that carries them to St. Louis. From there they will join the wagon train headed west. All have different pasts and reason for seeking new lives...opportunity, land, and fortune.
I like seeing how the characters develop in this book and look forward to reading their stories in Maps of Fate, the next book in the series.

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This was an enjoyable series, I liked the plot of all four books and the characters in them. Overall I thought these were a great western series.

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As you read this book, the lives and travels of the characters will bring you straight to the West in the mid 1800's. Reid Lance Rosenthal has built a family tree rich in heritage and tradition that must learn that tradition just might not work in the new territories. Several reviews compare this series to Lonesome Dove and there are some similarities. Threads West centers on the family dynamics more than Lonesome Dove. This cast of characters dream of building new lives and finding riches along the way. The story is an excellent start to a saga of the beginning of the new west.

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I’ve enjoyed this background story of some early settlers headed to the new frontier in Colorado. Being a descendant if Colorado settlers makes it that much more interesting.

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Well written historical record of those traveling west to start over. Rosenthal does a great job of telling a multitude of different stories that all tie together nicely and do not seem forced or contrived. Looking forward to seeing where the next books takes all the characters.

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What a great book! Treads West is about moving west and the struggles they have to overcome. I find this story fascinating and can't wait to read the next book in the series. Reid Lance Rosenthal is a outstanding writer and knows how to bring the characters alive and how to make you feel you are part of the story.

I have done genealogy on my family and their trip west. This helped me imagine what it must have been like.

I'm giving this book 5 stars

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This is a great book! I love how it follows the stories of different people through their lives and journeys to America. I believe the author did a good job showing why people came to America, what they faced when they got here and why they stayed here. This book is truly an epic novel of hardships, struggle, determination and courage. I would definitely recommend it.

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This book was very entertaining. I am a fan of historical fiction and this book does not disappoint. I loved how the author created multiple stories for the characters and wove their stories together from the point of their origin to where they crossed paths, I enjoyed the unique differences each one has and the circumstances that threw them all together and put them on a path, each going for different reasons. I have often wondered what it would have been like for the immigrants who came over by boat, how scary that must have been to leave everything they knew and embark on journey into the unknown that would alter their lives forever. This book gives you a front row seat to this exciting and terrifying experience!

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