Sioux Dawn: The Fetterman Massacre, 1866 (The Plainsmen Series) - Softcover

Johnston, Terry C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312927320 ISBN 13: 9780312927325

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1991

Synopsis

No one captures the glory, adventure and drama of the courageous men and women who tamed the America West like award-winning author Terry Johnston. His Plainsmen series brims with colorful characters, fierce battles and compelling historical lore.

The Civil War was over, and a great westward march began. Settlers and soldiers poured out of the East along the Bozeman Trail, cutting deep into sacred Sioux hunting grounds. For Red Cloud and his warriors, there would be no choice but to fight for their ancestral rights.

Seen through the eyes of gruff Sergeant Seamus Donegan, here is the historically accurate tale of a tragic opening to the war between two great civilization: the Fetterman Massacre of 1866.

About this title

About the Author:

Terry C. Johnston was born on the first day of 1947 on the plains of Kansas, and has 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 have appeared on bestseller lists throughout the country. He lives and writes in Big Sky country near Billings, Montana.

From Publishers Weekly:

Johnston's (Titus Bass trilogy) historical novel focuses on the Indian Wars of the latter half of the 19th century. Hero Seamus Donegan is an outsider from Ireland who transcends unjust charges of cowardice to earn the respect and admiration of his comrades-in-arms as they struggle to establish a fort in hostile Sioux country. His heart as big as Montana, Donegan is the only likable character in this strangely schizophrenic chronicle, in which the author's allegiance switches confusingly between the white man and the red man. Readers will find Johnston's account narrow-minded, the action disjointed and badly paced. The self-righteous army officers lack vision; they are motivated only by the desire for personal advancement. The Indians are portrayed as bloodthirsty freaks who delight in mutilation and murder, rather than as a race of men and women battling to save their cultural identity. The author's preoccupation with gory details and his penchant for schmaltzy dialogue make this a queasy read indeed.
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About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0312927320
• ISBN 13: 9780312927325
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 448