ISBN: 9781250310484
Editorial: Holt Paperbacks
Autor: Punke, Michael
Año de edición: 2022
N° Paginas: 384
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: About the Author Michael Punke is the author of several books including The Revenant, a #1 New York Times bestseller and basis for the Academy Award–winning film. In his diverse professional career, Punke has served as the US ambassador to the World Trade Organization in Geneva, history correspondent for the Montana Quarterly, and an adjunct professor at the University of Montana. As a high school and college student, he worked summers as a living history interpreter at Fort Laramie National Historic Site in Wyoming. He lives with his family in Montana and is an avid outdoorsman. Product Description The thrilling, long-awaited return of the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The RevenantWinner of the 2022 Spur Award for Best Western Historical NovelWinner of the 2021 David. J. Langum, Sr. Prize in American Historical Fiction2021 Montana Book Award HonoreeIn 1866, with the country barely recovered from the Civil War, new war breaks out on the western frontier―a clash of cultures between the Native tribes who have lived on the land for centuries and a young, ambitious nation. Colonel Henry Carrington arrives in Wyoming’s Powder River Valley to lead the US Army in defending the opening of a new road for gold miners and settlers. Carrington intends to build a fort in the middle of critical hunting grounds, the home of the Lakota. Red Cloud, one of the Lakota’s most respected chiefs, and Crazy Horse, a young but visionary warrior, understand full well the implications of this invasion. For the Lakota, the stakes are their home, their culture, their lives.As fall bleeds into winter, Crazy Horse leads a small war party that confronts Colonel Carrington’s soldiers with near constant attacks. Red Cloud, meanwhile, wants to build the tribal alliances that he knows will be necessary to defeat the soldiers. Colonel Carrington seeks to hold together a US Army beset with internal discord. Carrington’s officers are skeptical of their commander’s strategy, none more so than Lieutenant George Washington Grummond, who longs to fight a foe he dismisses as inferior in all ways. The rank-and-file soldiers, meanwhile, are still divided by the residue of civil war, and tempted to desertion by the nearby goldfields. Throughout this taut saga―based on real people and events―Michael Punke brings the same immersive, vivid storytelling and historical insight that made his breakthrough debut so memorable. As Ridgeline builds to its epic conclusion, it grapples with essential questions of conquest and justice that still echo today. Review “A thrilling, gut-twisting series of sprung traps and harrowing violence―an action sequence that’s very much the stuff of legend.”―The Wall Street Journal“The characters and places Punke writes about do crackle with life.”―The Missoulian (Editor's Pick)“A thrilling and heartbreaking read...”―The Saturday Evening Post“Punke, with his eye for detail and obsessive research, is unflinching in his portrayal of how America as we know it came to be.”―InsideHook“A page-turning novelization...Punke skillfully weaves together the soldiers’ ongoing division over the causes of the Civil War, Grummond’s thirst for glory, and the Lakota’s struggle for survival to create a nuanced account of the events...Highly character-driven as it races toward its heartbreaking, though inevitable, conclusion. Readers will come away with a knowledge not only of the battle itself, but also of everyday life in the Army camp and among the Lakota. Highly recommended.”―Historical Novel Society“It’s a rollicking read, filled with insights and action....Punke’s historical novel now joins the canon of books that takes a balanced and empathetic look at what happened when Manifest Destiny ran head-on into 'the warrior horsemen of the Northern Plains.'”―WyoFile“Punke is brilliant...[Ridgeline] confirms his mastery as a writer...The day of the battle is described in unflinching detail. The devastation feels real. Punke deeply respect
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