This beautiful first printing is in near fine condition with no marks or tears and shows absolutely minimal shelf wear. The pages are tight, unmarked, and the book is tight, square, and unmarked. Cold Mountain is a historical novel by Charles Frazier, published in 1997. Set during the final years of the American Civil War, it follows two parallel stories: Inman, a disillusioned Confederate soldier who deserts the army to return home, and Ada Monroe, who is struggling to survive on her farm after her father’s death. The novel was critically acclaimed, became a bestseller, and won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1997. This edition is now out of print. Cold Mountain remains a modern classic of American literature.