Clumsy, diffident Dick Mount and clever Maggie Gordon live in isolated clearings in New Yorkโs Mohawk Valley. Both just sixteen, they are young and inexperiencedโand unprepared for the tragedies that will befall them. When Dickโs brothers are killed by marauding Indians in the fall of 1777, and Maggieโs father falls desperately ill, they must turn to each other to face the perils of the time.
Based on the true story of the Mount boys who were killed by Indians, Wilderness Clearing is a rousing story well told by Newbery Medal winner Walter D. Edmonds.
Walter D. Edmonds (1903โ1998) was born in New York state. His 1936 novel Drums along the Mohawk was a bestseller for two years. His later works received major literary awards, including the National Book Award and the Newbery Medal.
Mark Turetsky is an award-winning audiobook narrator and voice-over artist living in Brooklyn. In addition to audiobooks, he has voiced numerous commercials, video games, and online presentations. Turetsky is a graduate of New York Universityโs Tisch School of the Arts and holds a minor in English and American Literature. He was an AudioFile Best Voice for 2010 and 2013.