Devil's Backbone: The Modoc War, 1872-3 (The Plainsmen, Book 5) (The Plainsmen Series)

by Terry C. Johnston

Book Overview

Devil's Backbone Terry C. Johnston The Modoc Indians and American officials had been flirting with war in the Oregon Territory for some time. When Modoc chief Keintpoos murdered a Civil War hero... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312925743
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.2" x 4.1"

Customer Reviews

Devil's Backbone

Great book, great series and a Great writer, love his books

Devil's Backbone

The complete Plainsmen Series by the late Terry C. Johnston, is an outstanding saga of the so called Indian Wars on the Great Plains (southern Oregon in this book). Mr. Johnston obviously did meticulous research for all his books. He presented the stories of these wars in an even handed manner. I absolutely enjoyed reading the series. It is ashamed Mr. Johnston passed away at such a young age. He was a very talented writer.

A very well written acount of the Modoc War

This is the first (and not last) book I've read by Johnston, and it was very good. At times it was hard to keep reading it, at times it was hard to put down. I'm very glad I read this, and I think anyone else interested in this time period should definetly pick this up. And of course read it.