The latest adventure in an acclaimed Western series from Mike Mackessy!
Summer of 1876, the Plains Tribes gather together as General George Custer leads the 7th Cavalry onto the Greasy Grass. The warriors know what they face; Custer does not. The Plains Tribes know that after the fight they will need to ride fast and far to avoid reprisal. Many villages have white captives. They ask the Crow to take their captives since the Crow are the only tribe that has not declared war against the white man.
The Crow provide scouts and guides for the U.S. Cavalry and know the cavalry will seek their help in the retaliation raids. The Crow cannot keep the captives. They call their friend and brother, Jingle, to take the white captives. Knowing what will happen to his friends if captives stay with the Crow, Jingle agrees.
Jingle faces a problem—what to do with over fifty women and children, former captives of the Plains Tribes? Knowing few, if any, of the families welcome back their relatives, Jingle makes the decision to take them to his new Wyoming ranch. Facing their first Wyoming winter, demands for shelter, firewood, and food have doubled. Once the snow starts, everyone will ride out the winter at Jingle’s ranch. Facing such unknowns, will his fledgling ranch survive what’s coming? At what cost?
Genre: Western
Summer of 1876, the Plains Tribes gather together as General George Custer leads the 7th Cavalry onto the Greasy Grass. The warriors know what they face; Custer does not. The Plains Tribes know that after the fight they will need to ride fast and far to avoid reprisal. Many villages have white captives. They ask the Crow to take their captives since the Crow are the only tribe that has not declared war against the white man.
The Crow provide scouts and guides for the U.S. Cavalry and know the cavalry will seek their help in the retaliation raids. The Crow cannot keep the captives. They call their friend and brother, Jingle, to take the white captives. Knowing what will happen to his friends if captives stay with the Crow, Jingle agrees.
Jingle faces a problem—what to do with over fifty women and children, former captives of the Plains Tribes? Knowing few, if any, of the families welcome back their relatives, Jingle makes the decision to take them to his new Wyoming ranch. Facing their first Wyoming winter, demands for shelter, firewood, and food have doubled. Once the snow starts, everyone will ride out the winter at Jingle’s ranch. Facing such unknowns, will his fledgling ranch survive what’s coming? At what cost?
Genre: Western
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