num_pages: 356
description: A motley band of characters makes its way into a high mountain valley in northwestern North Carolina to tame the land or to be consumed by it. Five years of struggle to create a community ensue, in which part of the struggle is just to survive. This is the story of late 18th century life in an untamed country.
language: English
title: The Land Breakers
titlecomplete: The Land Breakers
genres: Fiction, Classics, Nature, Southern, The United States Of America, Historical, American, Historical Fiction, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 1526
places: North Carolina
series: The Mountain Novels
publisher: Press 53