Land of the Cold Sky: Shane McQuaid Series

By Bruce Dunavin, Jim C. Jennings

Description:

A deeply spiritual book about the love between a mountain man and his Indian raised white wife. The setting is central Colorado in the late 1800s amid the pristine sanctity of the Rocky Mountains before law and order was established. In the book are discoveries of life in a Ute Indian village, unsavory criminals, a one-of-a-kind mare with supernatural gifting, a massive buffalo stampede, a torrential flash flood, a blizzard, life-threatening encounters with grizzlies, camaraderie, an unbelievable horse race, injuries, miracles, salvation, moving of the Holy Spirit, supernatural healing, humor, reconciliation between rival Indian tribes, tears, happiness, fear, death, an unlikely chess game, wildlife, and a trip back east to veterinary school. All intertwined with historic mountain men, ranchers, and the unmitigated beauty of the Rocky Mountains, the Pillars of Heaven.

Book Takeaway:

A tale of good versus evil. The good guys are Christians, the bad guys are not and the good guys defeat the bad guys with monotonous regularity.

Why the author wrote this book:

Stuck in San Bernardino, CO in the Air Force, I was homesick.