{"product_id":"9780312973100","title":"Lay the Mountains Low : The Flight of the Nez Perce from Idaho and the Battle of the Big Hole - August 9-10, 1877","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eLay the Mountains Low\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Terry C. Johnston\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLAY THE MOUNTAINS LOW \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eTerry C. Johnston \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the summer of 1877, in a place called White Bird Canyon, Nez Perce warriors delivered a stunning blow to the First Cavalry—the worst defeat since the Little Bighorn one year before. Now, General O.O. Howard is charged with hunting down the Nez Perce and defeating them at last. Willing to sacrifice their ancestral homeland, with little understanding of the ways of the mighty U.S. government, the Non-Treaty Nez Perce begin a push out of Idaho for Montana and for peace. But it is too late. For warriors, soldiers, and strategists—and the innocent caught in between—a bloody battlefield awaits, at a place called Big Hole, Montana...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Rich and fascinating…There is a genuine flavor of the period and of the men who made it what it was.” —\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The author's attention to detail and authenticity, coupled with his ability to spin a darned good yarn, makes it easy to see why Johnston is today's bestselling frontier novelist. He's one of a handful that truly knows the territory.” —\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Action-packed...lively, lusty, fascinating.” —\u003ci\u003eColorado Springs Gazette Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Johnston is a skilled storyteller whose words ring with desperation, confusion, and utter horror of a fight to the death between mortal enemies.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Meticulously researched…genius.” —\u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312973100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593862033614,"sku":"9780312973100","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_6f354d57-bc1a-414c-af4c-d88ce5e3cc12.jpg?v=1637794840","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312973100","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}