Devil's Backbone: The Modoc War, 1872-3 (The Plainsmen, Book 5) (The Plainsmen Series) - Softcover

Johnston, Terry C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312925743 ISBN 13: 9780312925741

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1991

Synopsis

Devil's Backbone

Terry C. Johnston

The Modoc Indians and American officials had been flirting with war in the Oregon Territory for some time. When Modoc chief Keintpoos murdered a Civil War hero during negotiations, the U.S. Army launched a deadly offensive against the rebel tribe. Besieged in the natural stronghold of the Lava Beds near Tule Lake, the Modocs waged bloody war for seven long months.

Sergeant Seamus Donegan, on the trail of his uncle, Ian O'Rourke, arrived at Tule Lake just as the conflict erupted. Soon Donegan and the brooding O'Rourke found themselves embroiled in what would be the costliest war in frontier history...

About this title

About the Author:

Terry C. Johnston was born on the first day of 1947 on the plains of Kansas, and lived all his life in the American West. His first novel, Carry the Wind, won the Medicine Pipe Bearer's Award from the Western Writers of America, and his subsequent books appeared on bestseller lists throughout the country.

Review:

“Rich and fascinating.” ―Washington Post Book World

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0312925743
• ISBN 13: 9780312925741
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 448