A day late and a dollar short, as my mother would have said! But if you want a gripping, hugely important family novel for the holidays, might I suggest you pop over to this link and order #TheShiningMountains ?? bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
An honor to review this fascinating book on the multicultural 19th century world of the American frontier for The American Scholar---- the story of so many families, including mine (see my novel #TheShiningMountains)
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Beaver pelts make a special binding of #TheShiningMountains, my epic tale of a mixed race family caught in the crossfire of westward colonial expansion. Now in paperback. And thanks to @HNS for letting me talk about writing true family histories historicalnovelsociety.org/launch-alix-...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR PAPERBACK...and yes,
it's a boy/girl/non-binary/all of the above! (No storks in #TheShiningMountains but lots of buffalo, bear, Scots fur traders, Native hunters & of course...settlers.) A
great family saga for book clubs. #historicalfiction #indigenous @unmpress.bsky.social
So excited to share the paperback of #TheShiningMountains with the world this coming week! Pre-order at my website or your favorite bookstore!
#historicalfiction #furtrade #indigenous #scotland #truelove University of New Mexico Press
Whip out your wee tartan purse and credit card for the PAPERBACK of #theshiningmountains! The heart-rending love story of Angus and Catherine McDonald, fighting to protect their Scots-Nez Perce family from American westward expansion. #historicalfiction #indigenoushistory #furtrade #scottish
History cannot be altered. The past occurred and is documented. Read #TheShiningMountains for a true tale of the course and terrible cost of Manifest Destiny in the Rocky Mountain West. An Editor's Choice title from the Historical Novels Review and my family's story, Pre-order the paperback today.
It's so cool to be in Fes, Morocco, on a residency where I can share the little-known history of the colonization of the American West with readers in the Maghreb! #theshiningmountains Also coming in paperback this spring. #historicalfiction #indigenoushistory #furtrade #TrueHistory #HudsonsBayCo
