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MOUNTAINS OF STONE
Guide Posts to the West
by
Orland Ned Eddins
The clash of European and Indian
cultures beyond the Alleghany Mountains set in opposition two peoples: one with an insatiable thirst
for furs and
land; the other a territorial people with no concept of land
ownership...Mother Earth was shared by all. A historical background
intertwined in American expansion and Native American Cultural and Religious aspects makes
Comments
Mountains of Stone contains an abridged account of the
Lewis and Clark Expedition
, major Hudson's Bay and
North West
Company fur
traders and North American
explorers.
Steve Anderson - Washington
Having a hard time putting down the book!! Thank you for a great novel and look forward to your next one.
Just finished reading the Frontiers Man by Eckert and was searching for another book when I found your web site on Mountain Man Rendezvous sites. Great website with lots of information. I devour books about early American History! One of my favorites is Give Your Heart to the Hawks by Winfred Blevins. Both of these books are mainly the point of view from the white man side. Your book is from the other side of the coin and is a different point of view for readers.
Dave Smith - Riverside, California
Dr. Eddins, I have read the book and find it one of the best novels covering the early Fur Trade Era in our history. My copy is so "dog eared" I need to order a second copy for my neighbor and good friend.
Julie Rust - Tacoma, Washington
Thank you very much for the well written and researched book, Mountains of Stone. I look forward to using it in my classroom. The pictures on the CD are extremely good and make me want to visit Wyoming.
Mary Ellen Rollins - Mountain Green, Utah
What a great story! I am having a hard time putting it down!
Dan Judd - Tracy, California
Just finished the book. A great read. I don't do a lot of reading (rather particular). Had trouble putting it down. I really enjoy a book that has this kind of flow. Your style is the kind that I particularly enjoy. I can't stay with a book if I don't feel the spirit. I have to be able to live in a book that I read. This one really put the hook in me.
Tim Heinse - Madison, Alabama
Mountains of Stone was a fascinating read, a real page turner that I hardly put down. I appreciated the authenticity and the obvious research you did on the subjects in the book. It reminded me a lot of Louis L'Amour's work. Please send me the next one as soon as it's done. I also really enjoyed the photos, they bring back memories of my childhood out west.
For all the "deadbeats" that got the book and didn't pay, I can only assume you haven't read it as you would recognize its quality and value if you had read it. Please read the book and pay up.
Kevin Fechtelkotter - Rapid City, SD
I recently received your book MOUNTAINS OF STONE. Just finished reading it.... for the second time. First book that I've ever read and then read again, right away. It was that enjoyable. I'm looking forward to your next historical novel. God's Blessings.
Gary Staton - Sedalia, Missouri
I purchased your book in NOV 2005 but for some reason never got around to reading it. Finally I took time out to read and enjoy this fine book. The depiction of the Indians and the times depicted were outstanding and a learning experience. Fact and fiction were interwoven to make it a great learning experience and whet my appetite for more knowledge on the early days of the west. Your writing is entertaining and makes the entire story come alive. My only regret was that the book ended too soon and on a sad note of time to come for Wind & Broken Knife. It is unfortunate that the Indians history went to a very sad period after the years covered in the story. I look forward to Winds of Change but hope it has bright spots to offset the history of the declining Indian ways.
This comment from a reader that didn't give his/her name was added because it made me feel good. Comments from knowledgeable people of the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade are especially gratifying.
Great book!! Due to clean up and repairs from Hurricane Katrina, I was not able to read your book until several months after I received the book in the mail. Once I started reading, I was not able to stop until I finished the last page. When will "Winds Of Change" become available? Soon I hope. I am a devoted student of the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade and the Native Americans of that era. Your book is one of the best I have read in a long time. Thank you very much for transporting me back in time to that wonderful age of the early Mountain Men. May God bless and keep you safe.
Arvene Wallem – Tabor, South Dakota
Just finished your book today. Tried to go slow so the pleasure would last longer. What a book. I have read so much Wyoming, South Dakota, Dakota Territory history but none so interesting. Just wanted to applaud you, your book and efforts to redeem so much of the blame and hatred so many have for the American Indian. I always hate the attitude and contempt the majority of people have for the Indians. They were doing just fine until "we" whites tried to "civilize" them.
Gregg Gapp Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
It took two nights, falling asleep with your book in my hands, to read it. I have to compliment you for your exceptional feat of mixing accurate historical facts with a story that must fascinate all that read it, even if they are not aware of the true history of the events and people that shaped not only our great nation, but also Canada.
My interest is in the Upper Great Lakes fur trade and your comments in your book regarding this area are 100% accurate. Your book should be mandatory reading for all school children in both of these great countries. Please put me on your mailing list for when your next book is available.
Anna Lee Waldo, author of SACAJAWEA, PRAIRIE, and the DRUID CIRCLE Series, wrote this about Mountains of Stone.
A friend sent me a copy of your book, MOUNTAINS OF STONE. I enjoyed it very much. I can tell by your background material and your extensive bibliography that you have put a lot of work into researching your material, I appreciate what you have done. Your work makes me think of the TV series by Ken Burns called AMERICAN STORIES. Part 5 of his series is about the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Part 6 continues through the Battle of the Little Bighorn and the Battle of the Mormons. Both of you writers use known historical facts in a fair and balanced manner to show what happens when two different cultures clash. We can not change the history of the American West but we ought not forget it. I especially liked your book because you used fictional characters, who seem truly authentic, to tie together the various Indian Nations and the encroaching fur traders, explorers, military men and pioneers. I look forward to your new book WINDS OF CHANGE.
Jim Davidson, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.
Got your book. Great read! My only disappointment is that it's not bigger. Looking forward to more from you as I have a great interest in this time period. Keep up the good work.
O.
N. Eddins is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. He was born and now
resides in Afton, Wyoming, which is near Jackson Hole and the Grand
Tetons—a landmark for Indians and Mountain Men. The majority of
Mountains of Stone was written deep in the Greys River mountains near the
Strawberry Indian trail
from Jackson Hole and the Tetons to the Snake River plains. By horse and pack string,
Dr. Eddins has ridden many of the trails described in
Dr. Eddins was an approved judge of the American Quarter Horse and the American Paint Horse associations, as well as, a certified ski instructor in Park City, Utah.
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The best website pictures, and others from Jackson Hole, Yellowstone, and Star Valley, Wyoming, have been put on a CD. The pictures make beautiful screensavers, or can be used as a slide show in Windows XP. When ordering Mountains of Stone, request the CD and I will send it free with the book.
You are not required to pre-pay when ordering Mountains of Stone.
A sad commentary on present-day values is that there is
little trust in people anymore, but being old fashioned, I trust people, and the overwhelming majority of people
that buy Mountains of Stone bear out my faith in people. After receiving the book, please
pay the enclosed
invoice. Mountains of Stone
makes an excellent birthday gift. The "Dead Beats" are people that bought
Mountains of Stone and have not paid for it.
We all forget or misplace things. No one is
added to the Dead Beat List until they have ignored emails and at least two
letter. During these tough economic times,
I do not like to put anyone on the dead beat list--but--times are tough for me
too. I must admit to a smile when one of the dead beat names appear on a Google
search, and with tougher credit checks this is occurring more often than you
might think.
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on snake for Dead Beats details.
Sidney McLaughlin, Brigitte Lucke, PhD, Paul Topham, David A Miller – Dead Beats Cade Humphrey, Shane Garcia, William Perugino, Michael Loretto – Dead Beats, Allen Willyerd, Jon Merritt, Timothy Dietz, Larry Opheim – Dead Beats, Linda Bennington, Virginia Perches, Kris Giedosh, Brett D Pfingston – Dead Beats, Gail Belt, Shawn Seigler, Gerald Gallimore, Sandra Bowden – Dead Beats, Nikki Davenport, Don McCall, Gary Blauser, Randy Adam - Dead Beats, Feigue Cieplinski, PhD, Jim Georgeson – Dead Beats.
The sequel to Mountains of Stone, The Winds of Change, is now available .
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