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Alice Mary Norton was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and educated at Western Reserve University. She was a librarian for the Cleveland Library System for eighteen years. She legally changed her name to Andre Alice Norton in 1934 to appeal to a predominantly male audience. She became a full-time professional author in 1958, writing as Andre Norton, Andrew North and Allen Weston. She was the first woman to receive the Gandalf Grand Master Award from the World Science Fiction Society in 1977, and she won the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award from the SFWA in 1983.

Rebel Spurs is a novel that begins in the aftermath of the Civil War. In 1866, only men uprooted by war had reason to ride into Tubacca, Arizona -- a nondescript town as shattered and anonymous as the veterans drifting through it. So when Drew Rennie, newly discharged from Forrest's Confederate scouts, arrivesleading everything he owned behind him -- his thoroughbred stud Shiloh, a mare about to foal, and a mule -- he knows his business will not be questioned. To anyone in Tubacca there could be only one extraordinary thing about Drew, and that he could not reveal: his name, Rennie.

Drew had come west from Kentucky to find a father he had thought dead until the year before. Kinship with a man like Hunt Rennie, however -- the legendary Don Cazar, owner of a matchless range and prize stallions -- was not a claim to be made quickly or lightly. Posing as Drew Kirby the young veteran contrived to get himself and his friend Anse hired as corral hands at Rennie's Range, but he was hardly prepared for the suspicion and danger which stood between him and his father. As hotheaded as his father, Drew was ready to move on to California -- until the day all proof of his Rennie name was stolen from him, and his unwarranted arrest for horse-thieving brought on the accusations of the one man whose trust he needed.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3003693 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 148 pages

Customer Reviews

One of Norton's few historicals, post-Civil War western
Drew Rennie, discharged from Forrest's Confederate scouts, has come to Arizona in search of the father he hadn't known he had. Drew is posing as Drew Kirby in order to meet Hunt Rennie, the legendary Don Cazar, owner of a matchless range and prize stallions.

Things become complicated with a rebel-hating Army commander, local brigands claiming to be Rebel troops, Don Cazar's adopted son, horse racing, horse theft, and more.

This sequel to Ride Proud, Rebel is a more straightforward and coherent tale of a young man looking for his place in the world. It's a satisfying and memorable story that shows the best of Andre Norton's writing.

Andre Norton
This may be the only Western novel Andre Norton ever wrote.

Set in Texas after the end of the Civil War, the adventures are typical Norton.

A favorite book for 40+ years!
I am SO glad that this book has been reprinted. It has been one of my favorite books since the first time I read it when I was an early teen. I have since re-read it many times, and it still holds up.
It is the story of a young man finding his place in life, and finding a place that he can call home. Many of Andre Norton's books have the same theme, but this is very well handled. That a young man has reservations about presenting himself to his father, when his father didn't even know that he was alive, rings true. I would especially recommend this book to young people, but it would be great for all who appreciate the familiar Andre Norton.