Then the hair on the back of his neck prickled as he lay back down on his straw tick, with both hands gently pressing the old, faded photograph to his breast there in the silver moonlight come down on him from the high places.
They were days now gone the way of the winds.
Nate remembered the words spoken by the old man earlier that day when reflecting on the man he once was, knowing he would never be again.
Days gone the way of the winds.
Terry C. Johnston
1947-2001
Terry C. Johnston was born on the first day of 1947 on the plains of Kansas and lived all his life in the American West. His first novel, Carry the Wind, won the Medicine Pipe Bearer’s Award from the Western Writers of America, and his subsequent books appeared on bestseller lists throughout the country. After writing more than thirty novels of the American frontier, he passed away in March 2001 in Billings, Montana. Terry’s work combined the grace and beauty of a natural storyteller with a complete dedication to historical accuracy and authenticity. He continues to bring history to life in the pages of his historical novels so that readers can live the grand adventure of the American West. While recognized as a master of the American historical novel, to family and friends Terry remained and will be remembered as a dear, loving father and husband as well as a kind, generous, and caring friend. He has gone on before us to a better place, where he will wait to welcome us in days to come.
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CRY OF THE HAWK
A Bantam Book
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Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Other Books by This Author
Prologue
Book I - The Captivity
Chapter 1 - February, 1865
Chapter 2 - Early Spring, 1865
Chapter 3 - May, 1865
Chapter 4 - July, 1865
Chapter 5 - July 26, 1865
Chapter 6 - July 26, 1865
Chapter 7 - Moon of Cherries Blackening
Chapter 8 - August, 1865
Chapter 9 - Moon of Geese Shedding Feathers
Chapter 10 - August, 1865
Chapter 11 - August–September, 1865
Chapter 12 - Fall, 1865
Chapter 13 - November, 1865
Book II - The Search
Chapter 14 - Late January, 1866
Chapter 15 - Late January, 1866
Chapter 16 - Early February-Late April, 1866
Book III - Comes the Wolf
Chapter 17 - Late Summer, 1866
Chapter 18 - Autumn, 1866
Chapter 19 - Late November, 1866
Chapter 20 - Late November, 1866
Chapter 21 - December, 1866
Chapter 22 - January-March, 1867
Chapter 23 - Late March, 1867
Chapter 24 - April, 1867
Chapter 25 - April, 1867
Chapter 26 - Moon of First Eggs
Chapter 27 - Moon of Fattening
Chapter 28 - June, 1867
Chapter 29 - June 24, 1867
Chapter 30 - July, 1867
Chapter 31 - July 7, 1867
Chapter 32 - July, 1867
Chapter 33 - August, 1867
Chapter 34 - Moon of Geese Shedding Feathers
Chapter 35 - September, 1867
Chapter 36 - September, 1867
Chapter 37 - September, 1867
Chapter 38 - Early October, 1867
Chapter 39 - October, 1867
Chapter 40 - November, 1867
Chapter 41 - Late November, 1867
Chapter 42 - Late December, 1867
Chapter 43 - Late December, 1867
Chapter 44 - Early Spring, 1868
Chapter 45 - April 1868
Chapter 46 - Early July, 1868
Chapter 47 - July, 1868
Chapter 48 - July-August, 1868
Epilogue
About the Author
Copyright
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