{"product_id":"9780917990335","title":"Fort Larned","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFort Larned\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is the first of three historical novels depicting the life of fictional adventurer, Lane Collier. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom his beginnings as a Civil War army scout and later as a celebrated buffalo hunter, lawman, and rancher Lane Collier symbolizes the tenacity and resourcefulness of the North American plains frontiersman during the second half of the 19th century. Such men clawed a living and built a civilization from seemingly barren grasslands and hostile prairie where only vast herds of bison and the Indian reigned supreme for centuries. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first narrative of the Lance Collier trilogy, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFort Larned\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e , relates an account of the post-Civil War Indian wars on the Kansas leg of the Santa Fe Trail. Collier, a white man with Indian blood, struggles to survive a Cheyenne uprising tainted by intolerance, government bungling and warfare defined by merciless revenge. Meet such characters as: Nell Baker, a woman stranded by the massacre of her husband and friends; L. J. Bohanin, lieutenant of a troop of black cavalry trying to return to Fort Larned with Cheyenne warriors in hot pursuit; and Elk Heart, a Cheyenne chief who has lost everything during the relentless onslaught of white settlement and demands a price in blood. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical research, adventure and romance come together to weave a credible, informative and spell binding tale of the frontier. Join the first of a series that enjoys national serialization in \u003ci\u003eShoot!\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, a chronicle for Old West and living history enthusiasts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOSON BOOKS\u003c\/b\u003e offers several novels about the Old West by Randy D. Smith. For an author bio and photo, reviews, and a reading sample, visit bosonbooks.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"C\u0026M Online Media, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132040429808,"sku":"9780917990335","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780917990335_p0.jpg?v=1763875342","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780917990335","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}