Read Series: The Plainsmen
by Author Terry C. Johnston
A Cold Day in Hell: The Dull Knife Battle, 1876 (2010)
Veteran Indian fighter Seamus Donegan joins the hunt for Crazy Horse, the elusive Cheyenne warrior chief who's putting the cavalry to shame in this continuing saga of the Great Indian Wars. Johnston brilliantly recreates the Dull Knife Battle of 1876.
Reap the Whirlwind: The Battle of the Rosebud, June 1876 (2010)
As the Sioux and the Cheyenne amass along the northern frontier, army scout Seamus Donegan heads north to Fort Fetterman and Brigadier General George C. Crook prepares to face off against Crazy Horse.
Cries from the Earth: The Outbreak of the Nez Perce War and the Battle of White Bird Canyon June, 17, 1877 (1999)
The newest volume in this series recounts the outbreak of the Nez Perce War, featuring the beloved recurring character, the Irish scout Seamus Donegan. Johnston's fans will also welcome the return of Colonel Samuel Marr, an old Plainsmen hero who becomes involved in the friction between gold mine...
Wolf Mountain Moon: The Battle of the Butte, 1877 (1997)
Scout Seamus Donegan is not under the command of Col. Nelson A. Miles, who must lead his war-weary troops up the Tongue River into butte country. There, amidst the snow-covered bluffs, awaits Crazy Horse with a thousand-strong force of Lakota braves. They are ready to engage Col. Miles and the Fi...
Lay the Mountains Low: The Flight of the Nez Perce from Idaho and the Battle of the Big Hole, August 9-10, 1877 (2000)
This book was a tough read, not only because the subject matter of the Nez Pearce War is such a sad and bitter story, but because the author would soon die after the work was completed. I have become an enormous Terry Johnston fan largely because of the magnificence of the Plainsmen Series. The...
Trumpet on the Land: The Aftermath of Custer's Massacre, 1876 (2010)
In the wake of the Little Big Horn, the U.S. Army declares war on the Sioux and Cheyenne and embarks on a long and arduous campaign of vengeance that tests the courage and strength of all those involved, including scout Seamus Donegan.