"This book documents the changing tenets of landscape preservation and species protection in preserves of the United States and Canada through a capacious study of canine history."--BOOK JACKET.
“Terry Johnston is an authentic American treasure.”—Loren D. Estleman, author of Edsel As swirling snows fall from a leaden sky and a deadly winter approaches, two bitter enemies meet in a season of savage vengeance. Scout Seasmus Donegan—wondering whether he will ever return to Fort Laramie and the warm embrace of his wife and newborn son—is now under the command of Colonel Nelson A. Miles, who pushes his war-weary troops up the Tongue River into butte country. There, amid the rugged, snow-covered bluffs awaits Crazy Horse with a fighting force of Lakota braves one thousand strong. Gathering in the high, cold canyons, these courageous warriors prepare to engage Colonel Miles and the Fifth U.S. Infantry . . . one last chance for the proud Lakota to shape their own destiny, the last battle Crazy Horse will ever fight against the white man’s army.
Sensual dreams and an even sexier mate. Visions of feral eyes haunt the waking hours of Alexandra Shaw. They both scare and intrigue her, and after one particularly strong dream she heads out to find where these visions are leading her. Her destination turns out to be Greylock Lodge, a supposedly abandoned chalet up in the mountains. Getting there proves to be the hard part, but she's not the only one trying to reach the elusive lodge. A tense crowd waits in a small clearing, and among them is a handsome man by the name of Christopher Dayton. The eyes have called them all there, but they all have their different reasons for coming. The crowd is presented with a challenge by two mysterious figures, people who can change into wolves and back again. Their goal, if they can make it, is to reach Greylock Manor at the far end of the forested valley. Anyone who can’t will lose not only the game, but their memories. Maybe even their lives. Alex finds Chris at her side as she sets off into the dark, spooky woods where unknown dangers await them. The ‘game’ soon gets all too real, but Alex is determined to reach the end, no matter what. Chris is likewise set on winning, but Alex can’t help but notice the enticingly heated gazes he sends her way. Along the way Alex discovers that even if she doesn’t reach the end, she’s perhaps found something more important: love. Looking for other sensual werewolf reads? Try out some of my other series! Alpha Blood: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=Z1tmAwAAQBAJ Alpha Mated: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=NMuHDAAAQBAJ Beast Billionaire: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=1yGmDQAAQBAJ By My Light: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=Y-fHCgAAQBAJ Desired by the Wolf: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=QW34AwAAQBAJ Falling For A Wolf: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=EOARBgAAQBAJ Garden of the Wolf: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=LB0kCQAAQBAJ Highland Moon: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=FwwzCwAAQBAJ In the Loup: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=j4TTAgAAQBAJ Luna Proxy: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=3_f7CwAAQBAJ Marked By the Wolf: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=_ReTBQAAQBAJ The Moon and the Stars: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=rriCDwAAQBAJ Moon Chosen: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=ASPHCQAAQBAJ Moon Lovers: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=OIz4AgAAQBAJ Oracle of Spirits: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=1hh0CwAAQBAJ Scent of Scotland: Lord of Moray: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=1hh0CwAAQBAJ Shadow of the Moon: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=aqv1CQAAQBAJ Sweet & Sour: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=oLs7DQAAQBAJ Wolf Lake: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=85NDBAAAQBAJ Wolf Mountain Pack: play.google.com/store/books/details?id=1PJcEAAAQBAJ KEYWORDS: paranormal romance novels 18+, wolf wrath wolf marked, paranormal romance with humor, paranormal romance comedy paranormal romance hea, paranormal romance series for adults adult books, wolf shifter adventure fantasy romance mates, fantasy romance steamy wolf shifter romance series, new adult, paranormal, supernatural, fantasy, horror, free, free book, free ebook, ebook, free novel, series, female protagonist, novel, alpha male, hero, fiction, women's fiction, racy, free romance novel, seduction, sexy, sensual, contemporary, demon, paranormal romance, wolf wife, magic, free, fated mates, dark fantasy, epic, new adult, mystery, folklore, rich, college, wealthy, racy, werewolf, shifter, shapeshifter, wolf, vampire, undead, immortal, ghost, witch, sorcery, wolfs, elf, god, wolf shifter romance
This volume, first published in 2004, presents an overview of the history of the Plains Sioux as they became increasingly subject to the power of the United States in the 1800s. Many aspects of this story - the Oregon Trail, military clashes, the deaths of Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, and the Ghost Dance - are well-known. Besides providing fresh insights into familiar events, the book offers an in-depth look at many lesser-known facets of Sioux history and culture. Drawing on theories of colonialism, the book shows how the Sioux creatively responded to the challenges of US expansion and domination, while at the same time revealing how US power increasingly limited the autonomy of Sioux communities as the century came to a close. The concluding chapters of the book offer a compelling reinterpretation of the events that led to the Wounded Knee massacre of December 29, 1890.
Montana's era of "Indian Wars" consisted of nearly a century of skirmishes, battles, and large-scale wars between the U.S. military and native nations, including Blackfeet, Sioux, Northern Cheyennes, Arapahos, Gros Ventres, and Nez Perces -- and the army's Crow and Shoshone allies. These battlegrounds remain today, a testament to the clash of cultures that defined the region in the nineteenth century. Author Barbara Fifer takes readers on a historic journey to the solemn sites of Montana's most fascinating and storied battles, from Two Medicine Creek to the Little Bighorn and on to the Sweetgrass Hills, revealing engaging tale -- from fighters and witnesses on both sides.
Frederick Marryat was one of the pioneers of the sea novel, and a major influence on writers such as Joseph Conrad and Ernest Hemingway. In his day, his short fiction was wildly popular, and 'The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains' remains widely anthologised. Many of the horror stories of monsters and ghouls, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
A half-Indian, half-French deputy with “a shrewd mind and wry sense of humor” investigates a case of homicide on the range (The New York Times Book Review). Two men have been cutting fences at the ranches of Toussaint, Montana, loosing thousands of dollars’ worth of cattle to use as target practice for their .22 rifles. Are they thieves? Pranksters? Local cattle inspector and sometime deputy Gabriel Du Pré guesses they’re environmentalists, agitating for the reintroduction of native wolves to Montana’s high plains. Du Pré knows the perpetrators are trying to send a message to the ranchers of eastern Montana—he also has a hunch they’re already dead. When the activists are indeed found shot to death, Du Pré must figure out who used them for target practice. The FBI descends, but their agents are as clueless in this territory as the hapless victims were. Clearly, one of Toussaint’s citizens committed this crime, killing to protect the traditional way of ranching life, a loyalty Du Pré shares. But if anyone’s going to arrest his people, it will be the cattle inspector himself . . . Wolf, No Wolf is the third in “a wonderfully eclectic and enjoyable series of interest to western crime readers, especially those favoring Montana authors C. J. Box, Craig Johnson, and Keith McCafferty as well as fans of the Hillermans” (Booklist). Wolf, No Wolf is the 3rd book in The Montana Mysteries Featuring Gabriel Du Pré series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Many Japanese once revered the wolf as Oguchi no Magami, or Large-Mouthed Pure God, but as Japan began its modern transformation wolves lost their otherworldly status and became noxious animals that needed to be killed. By 1905 they had disappeared from the country. In this spirited and absorbing narrative, Brett Walker takes a deep look at the scientific, cultural, and environmental dimensions of wolf extinction in Japan and tracks changing attitudes toward nature through Japan's long history. Grain farmers once worshiped wolves at shrines and left food offerings near their dens, beseeching the elusive canine to protect their crops from the sharp hooves and voracious appetites of wild boars and deer. Talismans and charms adorned with images of wolves protected against fire, disease, and other calamities and brought fertility to agrarian communities and to couples hoping to have children. The Ainu people believed that they were born from the union of a wolflike creature and a goddess. In the eighteenth century, wolves were seen as rabid man-killers in many parts of Japan. Highly ritualized wolf hunts were instigated to cleanse the landscape of what many considered as demons. By the nineteenth century, however, the destruction of wolves had become decidedly unceremonious, as seen on the island of Hokkaido. Through poisoning, hired hunters, and a bounty system, one of the archipelago's largest carnivores was systematically erased. The story of wolf extinction exposes the underside of Japan's modernization. Certain wolf scientists still camp out in Japan to listen for any trace of the elusive canines. The quiet they experience reminds us of the profound silence that awaits all humanity when, as the Japanese priest Kenko taught almost seven centuries ago, we "look on fellow sentient creatures without feeling compassion."