When Will Cooper is sold into indentured servitude, he embarks on a journey that even he himself cannot imagine. Cooper gambles for the love of his life, restores a fallen trading post, pursues that love of his life, obtains land for the Cherokee, and ventures to Oklahoma, again for the love of his life. We're asking the tough questions. Why do we love books about settling in Appalachia? Is it possible to find the Cherokee version of Thirteen Moons? Amy Hawkins makes her ADMB debut to answer these questions and more as the Month of Frazier rolls on.

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This week at the movies, we are watching Anthony Minghella's film adaptation of Charles Frazier's novel, Cold Mountain starring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, and Rene Zellweger. Jason Crockett sits down with us as we review what we liked, didn't like, or noticed inb the film adaptation. We examine things from the actor's take on accents to can you notice that this was filmed in Romania? What does it feel like when you see one of your favorite author's characters in a film. We talk about these things and more on this week's episode.

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When a band of former Civil War soldiers attempt to rob a train in southern Kentucky, all that could go wrong does go wrong. After making a pact that whoever talks about the robbery will be killed by the group, Harvey King is murdered. Witcher's book follows the historical account of the arrest, trial, and hanging of Captain William King and Abraham Owens. In a special edition of A Deadman's Books, we interview author Dr. Russ Witcher about his book, Going Home to Die No More. We're asking the tough questions. What is Witcher's process of writing? What are the differences in writing research and writing a screenplay? What makes for a good story? Who committed the murder? Dr. Witcher discusses this and more on today's episode.

On our Minds: An Academic Podcast Featuring Dr. Brenda Wilson and Dr. Russ Witcher

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This week at the movies, we go back and review Gabe Polsky's artistic adaptation of John William's classic novel, Butcher's Crossing, starring Nicolas Cage in our own commentary throughout the movie. Watch along with us as we pause at the 1:08 mark on the film and count you in. It's a long one, but we hope that you'll enjoy the movie with us.

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Will Andrews drops out of Harvard to pursue an idyllic adventure of the American west and its countryside. He head's to Butcher's Crossing, Kansas hoping to link up to one of J.D. McDonald's hunting parties for a perusal through the country. Instead he accompanies a rough hunter named Miller in search of this El Doradoesque hunting land high in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The rag tag team of Miller, Andrews, Charley Hoge and Fred Schneider will come face-to-face with greed and survival. We're asking the tough questions. How much is too much? What does it say about us if our antagonists are the voice of reason? What do we do when we journey into adulthood and become the person that we didn't think we would be? Jason Crockett joins us as we answer these and more.

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Kailyn Dobbs, Madison Farley, Alivia Hart, Anita Hartawan, and Lily Parker join us to review Shane again as we take a closer look at the relationship between Shane and Marion. We're asking the tough questions. Is their relationship an innocent one, or is Bob naive to his hero and mother? We answer this and more. Also, Jason Crockett joins we preview our Big Summer Read. Get information on Steven King's The Stand, when we are going start, when we are going to update on it, and whatever else may come from this journey we take together. Also, Jason Crockett joins us as we take a minute to preview our Big Summer Read, The Stand by Steven King

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When a stranger drifts up to the Starrett family farm in Wyoming, the family shows hospitality and welcomes him in. Little do they know that this mysterious Shane will upend their community and help send a simmering conflict in their valley to the boiling point. We're asking the tough questions. How much does an author's description of character play into actually characterizing them? Can an author leave too much to the reader to decide? How does an unreliable narrator effect the message of a story? Kevin Reagan joins us this week to help us answer these questions and more.

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