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Devil's Backbone: The Modoc War, 1872-3 (The Plainsmen Series) (Mass Market Paperback)

by Terry C. Johnston (Author) "Bloody right we'll share a drink one day soon, old man," Seamus Donegan whispered quietly to himself as he folded Sam Marr's letter and stuffed..." (more)
Key Phrases: Lava Beds, Hooker Jim, Lost River (more...)
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Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (August 15, 1991)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312925743
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312925741
  • Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #295,116 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Bloody right we'll share a drink one day soon, old man," Seamus Donegan whispered quietly to himself as he folded Sam Marr's letter and stuffed it in one of the big pockets on his canvas mackinaw, his heart awash with memories of the man who had started north up the bloody Bozeman Road with him five years before. Read the first page
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Lava Beds, Hooker Jim, Lost River, Ian O'Roarke, Scar-Faced Charley, Boston Charley, Bogus Charley, Tule Lake, Major Green, Warm Springs, General Canby, Ellen's Man, Schonchin John, Frank Riddle, Black Ledge, Steamboat Frank, Big Sand Butte, Fort Klamath, Seamus Donegan, Shacknasty Jim, Van Bremmer, Colonel Davis, Pressley Dorris, Willow Creek, Ben Wright
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4.0 out of 5 stars A very well written acount of the Modoc War, July 15, 1998
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This is the first (and not last) book I've read by Johnston, and it was very good. At times it was hard to keep reading it, at times it was hard to put down. I'm very glad I read this, and I think anyone else interested in this time period should definetly pick this up. And of course read it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Devil's Backbone , August 14, 2008
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The complete Plainsmen Series by the late Terry C. Johnston, is an outstanding saga of the so called Indian Wars on the Great Plains (southern Oregon in this book). Mr. Johnston obviously did meticulous research for all his books. He presented the stories of these wars in an even handed manner. I absolutely enjoyed reading the series. It is ashamed Mr. Johnston passed away at such a young age. He was a very talented writer.
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