Plainsmen

No one captures the glory, adventure and drama of the courageous men and women who tamed the American West like award-winning author Terry Johnston. His Plainsmen series brims with colorful characters, fierce battles and compelling historical lore. Entrenched on a poorly sheltered island, many of Seamus Donegan's crack squad of Army scouts lie dead-and many more are dying. Led by Colonel George Forsyth, fifty seasoned plainsmen had combed the Colorado...

Devil's Backbone Terry C. Johnston The Modoc Indians and American officials had been flirting with war in the Oregon Territory for some time. When Modoc chief Keintpoos murdered a Civil War hero during negotiations, the U.S. Army launched a deadly offensive against the rebel tribe. Besieged in the natural stronghold of the Lava Beds near Tule Lake, the Modocs waged bloody war for seven long months. Sergeant Seamus Donegan, on the trail of his uncle,...

After his disastrous stalemate on Powder River, Crook retreats south for the winter. In spring his is the first column to set off for Indian Country. From his supply base at Goose Creek, Crook plunges after the hostiles reportedly on Rosebud Creek. Caught napping three months to the day after the fight on Powder River, Crook wages his personal duel with Crazy Horse in a dramatic day-long battle just eight days before Crazy Horse will crush Custer....

After a terrible summer of blood and fire, scout Seamus Donegan finally has reason to rejoice: his wife, Samantha, has given birth to his first son. But the time to celebrate new life is short . . . for the old business of death continues. Phil Sheridan has gathered his officers at Fort Laramie for a war council to prepare the winter campaign. His objective: capture Crazy Horse, the elusive Sioux warrior chief whose exploits have put the U.S. cavalry...

The U.S. Army's goal: to wipe out the remnants of scattered, starving people on the frontier's Northern Plain. But before Colonel Nelson A. Miles, the Bear Coat, launched his spring campaign into the heart of Indian country, the commander took one last stab at negotiations--and called on a Cheyenne woman and the famous half-breed pony scout named Johnny Bruguier. Together, they traveled to the valley of the upper Rosebud River to urge the Sioux to...

Five proud Nez Perce warriors are determined to force the tribe and the encroaching white settlers into a deciding conflict spurred by misunderstanding, fear, and greed.