Coplin, Keith. Crofton's fire.COPLIN, Keith. Crofton's fire. Penguin, Berkley. 275p. c2004. 0-425-20022-1. $13.00. SA This little gem is the kind of novel that librarians and remedial reading teachers dream about. Reluctant and/or remedial readers, especially young men, have an adult book that they can read and enjoy. There is action, adventure, romance, humor humor, according to ancient theory, any of four bodily fluids that determined man's health and temperament. Hippocrates postulated that an imbalance among the humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) resulted in pain and disease, and that good health was and even a smattering of sex. Second Lieutenant Michael Crofton, fresh out of West Point, rides with the 7th Cavalry cavalry, a military force consisting of mounted troops trained to fight from horseback. Horseback riding probably evolved independently in the Eurasian steppes and the mountains above the Mesopotamian plain. By 1400 B.C. to the Little Big Horn Big Horn is a tall peak in the Cascade Range in Washington, USA. At 2438+ meters (8,000 feet) in elevation, it is the highest point in Lewis County, Washington.[1] Big Horn, one of the Goat Rocks, is the second highest point on the ridge west of Mt. . When Custer divides his command, Crofton is assigned to "the major" (Reno?) and barely escapes with his life. His next assignment is to settle a dispute over a prostitute prostitute n. a person who receives payment for sexual intercourse or other sexual acts, generally as a regular occupation. Although usually a prostitute refers to a woman offering sexual favors to men, male prostitutes may perform homosexual acts for money or in Kansas. The prostitute shoots him and later marries him. Crofton is transferred to Washington, De, and embarks on a secret mission to Cuba. The operation is botched botch tr.v. botched, botch·ing, botch·es 1. To ruin through clumsiness. 2. To make or perform clumsily; bungle. 3. To repair or mend clumsily. n. 1. and when he returns, Crofton is put in charge of the Arlington National Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery, 420 acres (170 hectares), N Va., across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.; est. 1864. More than 60,000 American war dead, as well as notables including Presidents William Howard Taft and John F. Kennedy, Gen. John J. . General Sherman sends him to Africa as an observer in Great Britain's war with the Zulus. When Crofton returns, he is assigned to West Point. While there, he receives word that he is to receive the Victoria Cross. Due to the political tenor of the time, the award ceremony is replaced by a riot. Not great literature, but this could help some YAs get the reading habit. Prof. John E. Boyd, Jenkintown, PA S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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