Terry C. Johnston Knihy

“Set primarily on the high plains during the 1860s, this novel has the epic sweep of the frontier built into it.”— Publishers WeeklyJonah Hook fought for the Confederacy at Pea Ridge and Corinth, where he was wounded, captured, and sent to the prison hellhole they called Rock Island. The only way out for the young Reb was to don a blue uniform and serve on the western frontier as a “galvanized Yankee.”Along the North Platte, Tongue, and Powder rivers, Jonah Hook fights side by side with a buckskinned scout named Shadrach Sweete. When he returns to his Missouri farm, he finds an empty house and overgrown land. Now it will take all the knowledge and hard cunning he acquired on the frontier to rescue his family from the brutal men who kidnapped them. Finding them will be the journey of a lifetime.

Set against the backdrop of conflict between Native Americans and the U.S. Army, Chief White Bear leads his Kiowa tribe in a desperate bid to reclaim their ancestral lands. Their journey across the Red River ignites violence, resulting in dead settlers and disrupted supply lines. As General Sheridan mobilizes his troops to confront the uprising, Sergeant Seamus Donegan becomes embroiled in the escalating warfare. The story explores themes of resistance, survival, and the harsh realities of a land divided.