Review: Excellent Novel!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 5, 2013
Excellent novel! One of my favourite types of books, regardless of the genre, is a fictional novel set in a historical time and/or featuring real people. Rather than reading "dry" history textbooks, this type of fiction, in my opinion, is the best and easiest way to learn, and it can be very entertaining.  Crossing The Dead Line is one such novel. One would think that grade or high school History curriculum would include this type of book to educate students. I can foresee this book becoming part of required reading. The main character is Deputy U.S. Marshall Bass Reeves, a real life lawman. Crossing The Dead Line starts in 1875 and continues until 1910. I read about his life as he hunted down outlaws in The Indian Territory, what is now Oklahoma. The writing being so smooth, I had to keep reminding myself that Reeves was an actual person, not a character of the author's imagination. It was easy to visualize the settings and situations surrounding Reeves and the people he interacted with. Crossing The Dead Line kept me interested from start to finish, and the fact that I was educated along the way was an added bonus. I would be delighted to see more of Cobb's writing in this style.