Lay The Mountains Low: The Flight Of The Nez Perce From Idaho And The Battle Of The Big Hole, August 9-10, 1877 (2000) - Plot & Excerpts
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 books are 16 large volumes of historical fiction covering the breadth of the Plain's Indian Wars. Interestingly, the Battle of the Little Bighorn is not covered as the author dealt with that Battle in his three volume Son of the Plains series. I have read all but one. Terry Johnston was a prolific and amazing writer. He wrote westerns the way that westerns were meant to be written and the way I wish I could write. His focus on historical accuracy and creating characters who thought and behaved as actual 19th century persons truly thought and behaved is brilliant. It is my understanding that after he completed "Lay the Mountains Low" Johnston was diagnosed with cancer and died. He had one more book entitled, "The Broken Hoop" remaining. It is so tragic that the book remained unwritten. RIP Terry C. Johnston.
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