Ridgeline: A Novel

The thrilling, long-awaited return of the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The RevenantWinner of the 2022 Spur Award for Best Western Historical NovelWinner of the 2021 David. J. Langum, Sr. Prize in American Historical Fiction2021 Montana Book Award HonoreeIn 1866, with the country barely recovered from the Civil War, new war breaks out on the western frontier―a clash of cultures between the Native tribes who have lived on the land for centuries and a young, ambitious nation. Colonel Henry Carrington arrives in Wyoming’s Powder River Valley to lead the US Army in defending the opening of a new road for gold miners and settlers. Carrington intends to build a fort in the middle of critical hunting grounds, the home of the Lakota. Red Cloud, one of the Lakota’s most respected chiefs, and Crazy Horse, a young but visionary warrior, understand full well the implications of this invasion. For the Lakota, the stakes are their home, their culture, their lives.As fall bleeds into winter