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Drums Along the Mohawk
UNITED STATES · 1939

Drums Along the Mohawk

John Ford
American Revolution frontier settlement rural life marriage and family war and conflict
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Synopsis

Albany, New York, 1776. After marrying, Gil and Lana travel north to settle on a small farm in the Mohawk River Valley, but soon their growing prosperity and happiness are threatened by the sinister sound of drums that announce dark times of revolution and war.

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