Turn the Stars Upside Down (The plainsmen series) Book

Terry C. Johnston blends a powerful passion for the American frontier with a storyteller's gift and a historian's expertise. In his new Plainsman novel, he paints an unforgettable, panoramic portrait of the Sioux wars as seen through the eyes of the most legendary warrior of all...For more than a decade one man struck fear into the hearts of U.S. soldiers on the frontier. Crazy Horse, the great Oglala Sioux leader, who destroyed Custer at Little Big Horn, fought Crook toe-to-toe at the Rosebud, and outwitted and outran the cavalry across the windswept plains where as a child he had played. Now, on a cloudless day in May, the legendary warrior rode toward the soldiers who had been his enemy for so long. In 1877, Crazy Horse surrendered to a young lieutenant, and a tale of betrayal and murder began.In this powerful, moving account of the last days of Crazy Horse, Terry C. Johnston weaves a saga of warriors, lovers, peacemakers, traitors, war, and suffering among the innocent on both sides. Most of all, this is the story of one man-a mystic, a fighter, a father and husband-whose last journey was as fateful and dramatic as a life lived without surrender.Read More