Sheriff's Wife: Tangled in Montana's Violent Past

By Pat Pfeiffer

Book Overview

In 1862, historical figure Electa Bryan comes to a remote Indian Agency in what is now Western Montana to teach native children. Instead she finds deprivation and lonelinessuntil she meets suave,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595208037
• ISBN13: 9780595208036
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating historical

Electa Bryan Plummer was the outlaw Henry Plummer's wife. Little else is known of her, but in this novel, author Pat Pfeiffer brings Electa and the last days of Henry Plummer to life in a tale that rings with truth.Pfeiffer tells the story from a split point of view. In the first, upon her death, Electa's son sets out to solve the mystery of his mother's past after he is left three enigmatic clues. The trail leads him to 1912 Montana, and Henry Plummer's ill-gotten gold, which in truth, has never been found.Next, Alexa takes up her own story, telling us of her hopes, fears and aspirations. With her, we experience the tremendous hardship at the missionary endeavor of Sun River Farm, 1862 Montana Territory, and later, her growing distrust of her husband as the sheriff's wife in the gold camp of Bannack, Montana.The story makes for fascinating reading as Electa follows a path of disillusionment in her marriage, and redemption in her escape.