The Wind in the Forest


The Wind in the Forest is a 1957 American historical romance novel by Inglis Fletcher. It is one of several works by Fletcher that is set during or just before the American Revolutionary War. Fictional characters, including a female romantic interest that Inglis based upon her own great grandmother, interact with real historical figures like Edmund Fanning, William Tryon and Herman Husband.

Plot

Although nominally a romance, the novel depicts the formation of the Regulator Movement in 1770, as well as the events that led up to Battle of Alamance.

Reception

Richard Walser, a reviewer for the Raleigh News and Observer, described the novel as "diffuse" but also "lively and exciting."