On September 15, 1879, 140 soldiers under the command of Major T.T. Thornburg left Wyoming Territory for the White River Agency in the heart of the Ute Reservation.
Their mission: to protect a fanatical U.S. Indian Agent determined to "civilize" the Ute tribes.
As Thornburg and his troops passed beneath the shadow of the Shining Mountains - the Ute name for the Rockies - they could not guess that they were riding into a death trap.
For three days, Thornburg's men were plunged into a horrific battle for survival against 300 Ute warriors, who attacked them with a fierceness borne of fury.
Meanwhile, 65 miles away, at the White River Agency, a massacre had erupted, sweeping soldiers and civilians into a brutal siege.
Now, as the U.S. military scrambles to save its troops, and the divided Ute nation finds itself backed into a corner, fighters and innocents will meet and die - in one last, bloody stand...
"Fast action, unusual characters, and fun to read!" - Fred Saberhagen
"Without a doubt, Vardeman can write an exciting page-turner!" - MyShelf.com
Robert E. Vardeman is a prolific writer of over fifty western, science fiction, mystery and fantasy novels. He is the 2017 recipient of the Western Fictioneers' Peacemaker Lifetime Achievement Award. Three of his books, Drifter, Sonora Noose, and China Jack were New Mexico-Arizona Book Award finalists, while Sonora Noose was also a WF Peacemaker finalist.
Genre: Western
Their mission: to protect a fanatical U.S. Indian Agent determined to "civilize" the Ute tribes.
As Thornburg and his troops passed beneath the shadow of the Shining Mountains - the Ute name for the Rockies - they could not guess that they were riding into a death trap.
For three days, Thornburg's men were plunged into a horrific battle for survival against 300 Ute warriors, who attacked them with a fierceness borne of fury.
Meanwhile, 65 miles away, at the White River Agency, a massacre had erupted, sweeping soldiers and civilians into a brutal siege.
Now, as the U.S. military scrambles to save its troops, and the divided Ute nation finds itself backed into a corner, fighters and innocents will meet and die - in one last, bloody stand...
Praise for Robert E. Vardeman
"Fast action, unusual characters, and fun to read!" - Fred Saberhagen
"Without a doubt, Vardeman can write an exciting page-turner!" - MyShelf.com
Robert E. Vardeman is a prolific writer of over fifty western, science fiction, mystery and fantasy novels. He is the 2017 recipient of the Western Fictioneers' Peacemaker Lifetime Achievement Award. Three of his books, Drifter, Sonora Noose, and China Jack were New Mexico-Arizona Book Award finalists, while Sonora Noose was also a WF Peacemaker finalist.
Genre: Western
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