Canaan

This sequel to Donald McCaig¿s award-winning Civil War novel Jacob¿s Ladder delivers a gripping saga of Reconstruction America from Lee¿s 1865 surrender at Appomattox to Custer¿s 1876 massacre at Little Big Horn. McCaig follows the changing fortunes of a diverse ensemble of characters, including Edward, a wartime top sergeant for the 38th Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops. Travelling west as a scout, trail cook, cattle driver, and sharpshooter, he marries a Santee Indian.