Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Reconnecting with an old friend . . .

The third in the Ohio Valley trilogy (the first two are Betty Zane and Spirit of the Border), this book wrapped up a fun period of reconnecting with an old friend in Zane Gray. Had not read these three before. Surprisingly engaging stories for the straightforward action/adventure/romance genre. And the author writes as one who has studied the period and the setting. One nice thing about reading the older authors is that you don't have to deal with the trashy language -- and the story's just as good without it. I was inspired to read a couple of other Zane Gray novels.