Scott Russell Sanders is Distinguished Professor of English at Indiana University. His other books include Writing from the Center (1995), Terrarium (1996), and (with Will Counts and James H. Madison) Bloomington Past and Present (2002), all published by IU Press, as well as Hunting for Hope: A Father's Journeys (1999) and The Force of Spirit (2000). He lives in Bloomington, Indiana.

"This fantastic tale . . . is rich with vivid detail. . . It is also a fine look at a little-documented time in our history, and a novel that lingers long after reading."—Publishers Weekly"The frontier world recreated here is consistently persuasive."—New York Times

Scott Russell Sanders is Distinguished Professor of English at Indiana University. His other books include Writing from the Center (1995), Terrarium (1996), and (with Will Counts and James H. Madison) Bloomington Past and Present (2002), all published by IU Press, as well as Hunting for Hope: A Father's Journeys (1999) and The Force of Spirit (2000). He lives in Bloomington, Indiana.

"This fantastic tale . . . is rich with vivid detail. . . It is also a fine look at a little-documented time in our history, and a novel that lingers long after reading."—Publishers Weekly"The frontier world recreated here is consistently persuasive."—New York Times