Frances Hunter is the pen name of sisters Mary Clare and Liz Clare, who collaborate on historical fiction focused on Lewis & Clark and the early American frontier. What started as a shared passion for history has become a publishing career with multiple award-winning titles. Their debut novel To the...
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Frances Hunter is the pen name of sisters Mary Clare and Liz Clare, who collaborate on historical fiction focused on Lewis & Clark and the early American frontier. What started as a shared passion for history has become a publishing career with multiple award-winning titles.
Their debut novel To the Ends of the Earth: The Last Journey of Lewis & Clark (Blind Rabbit Press, 2006) established their reputation for meticulous research and compelling narrative. The book received:
Their second novel, The Fairest Portion of the Globe, digs deeper into the complex intrigues of the early American frontier, weaving together historical fact with the friendship between Lewis and Clark.
"Anyone can look at a map and follow the westward trail blazed by Lewis and Clark. But these men would freeze for each other, go hungry for each other, die for each other. How do you get to that intensity of honor, courage, and loyalty?"
The sisters approach historical fiction differently than typical frontier narratives. They don't sanitize history—their books portray Lewis and Clark as rough military men living brutal frontier lives, not romanticized heroes. This authenticity sometimes challenges readers expecting a cleaner version of history.
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The sisters regularly ship internationally and have fulfilled orders to Poland, Canada, and military addresses worldwide.
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