The High Missouri
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- Synopsis
- A spiritual quest turns into a frontier adventure in this gripping installment in Western Writers Hall of Fame author Win Blevins's breathtaking series about the discovery of America's Northern rivers and mountains They came from civilization to wilderness, from the way of the Cross to the Path of the Sacred Pipe, from the wisdom of Europe to the experience of raw, dangerous, exhilarating life in the American wilderness. Among them is an innocent named Dylan Campbell. A would-be priest, Dylan signs up with the Nor'West Company to bring God to the Indians. But as he travels across the awesome plains of the West and up the mighty rivers hurtling down from the mountains, Dylan discovers worlds beyond all expectation. He encounters a mystical wanderer called the Druid and witnesses frightening acts of violence and carnality as well as paths of beauty and enlightenment beyond all imagining. At Fort Augustus, a beautiful woman teaches Dylan about love, lust, and betrayal. Among the fierce and bloody Piegan Indians, a strange, white-bearded enemy instructs him about fate. And in his quest toward the legendary High Missouri River, Dylan learns what it means to brawl and scratch and struggle--not only for his life, but for his soul.
- Copyright:
- 2012
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781504012881
- Publisher:
- Open Road Media
- Date of Addition:
- 06/16/15
- Copyrighted By:
- Taneycomo Productions, Inc.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Westerns, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.