Larry D McDonald

Saddle the Angry Wind Larry D McDonald

A historical tale of life in northern Missouri at the end of America's Civil War, and further onward into the 20th Century. It is the account of two young Missouri boys, Jim and his cousin Johnny, forced by the storm of a civil war into situations and decisions beyond their years. They have both lost their fathers to guerrilla raids, and they have only Jim's Uncle Bert as a father figure to raise and advise them. Living within the backdraft of Bleeding Kansas, the American Civil War, and Missouri's precarious position during this brutal conflict, Jim and Johnny adapt to their new position and lives within this new country, even as Quantrill's disciples continue to terrorize northeastern Missouri. "Saddle the Angry Wind" painfully reminds us of a time when much of America fought for its survival against guerrilla warfare, bank robbers, Bushwhacker raids, Road Agents, cattle & horse thieves, crooked banks, and general lawlessness at the hands of its fellow citizens. Death - both violent and natural - was always present and there to be dealt with. But it was also a time of a nation healing, and the hope of life perhaps continuing on...