A thrilling description of the events surrounding the Battle of Massacre Canyon. The last great confrontation between American Indian tribes on the North American continent.
The Battle of Massacre Canyon occurred in a valley in southwestern Nebraska on August 5, 1873. Fought between an Pawnee hunting expedition and a Sioux war party, the battle shocked the nation as a whole and inspired fear and speculation within the young state of a bloody plains war.
In Shawn J Farritor's first novel, "End of Pawnee Starlight" memorable characters are drawn from Nebraska history to create a stirring account of the final years of the Pawnee Nation within the state.
As the last confrontation between American Indian tribes, the battle was a harbinger of the removal of both tribes from their beloved Nebraska homelands.
First Place Winner in historical fiction in the Purple Dragonfly Awards for excellence in children's literature, and named a U.P. Notable Classic.
Feel like you are in the moment nearly 100 years ago with a young girl, daughter of Finnish immigr
Autumn 1940. Germany invades Britain. Newport is blitzed. Danny O’Shea’s house is bombed, his wife is killed. While taking his young son Adam to neutral Ireland, they witness an attack on a German convoy. The result is brutal.
Fourth Book in the Southern Swallow Series finds the Academician Li K'ai-men in exile on Hai-nan Island. China has a new invasion threat. A showdown between ingenuity and technology explodes as the Sung Dynasty tries to preserve itself.
