{"product_id":"9781592090020","title":"Savage Mountain: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eLike its companion book Modoc Sundance, Savage Mountain: A Novel of the   Yosemite is an historical novel based on actual events in the American   west.  It offers a vivid portrait of the iconic landscape and what life was   like for the Indian and the White Man.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSavage Mountain: A Novel of the Yosemite, recounts the decline of the   Yosemite tribe and the brutal slaughter of its leader, Chief Tenaya in   1853.  The events that ultimately lead to Tenaya’s violent death provide   author Sean Belanger with an opportunity to weave a tale of ruthless traders and   warring tribes.  Here, we encounter Jim Wallace, a trader intent on gaining   free access to the Yosemite lands and its gold reserves.  Although Wallace   cheats the Indians out of their gold, he has no desire to be the catalyst of   their destruction.  So, when the Yosemite declare war on all white men due   to Wallace’s treachery, he sets out to rescue their noble leader.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSavage Mountain is an intensely personal account of the plight of the Native   American tribes during the fateful era when they lost their lands forever to the   White Man.  It is an intimate portrait of what it was like, for both Whites   and Indians, to live on the frontier and the devastating effect the greed of the   prospectors had on the Yosemite.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"USA Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018253877488,"sku":"9781592090020","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781592090020_p0.jpg?v=1763812373","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781592090020","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}