{"product_id":"the-shining-mountains-9780826364654","title":"The Shining Mountains","description":"The year is 1838. A young Scotsman forced from his homeland arrives at Hudson's Bay. Angus McDonald is contracted to British masters to trade for fur. But the world he discovers is beyond even a Highlander's wildest imaginings: raging rivers, buffalo hunts, and the powerful daughter of an ancient and magnificent people. In Catherine Baptiste, kin to Nez Perce chiefs, Angus recognizes a kindred spirit. The Rocky Mountain West in which they meet will soon be torn apart by competing claims: between British fur traders, American settlers, and the Native peoples who have lived for millennia in the valleys and plateaus of the Shining Mountains' western slopes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this epic family saga, the real history of the American West is revealed in all its terror, beauty, and complexity. \u003ci\u003eThe Shining Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly limns a world now long forgotten: of blended cultures seeking allies, trading furs for guns and steel, and a way of life in collision with westward colonial expansion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlix Christie\u003c\/b\u003e is the direct descendant of Angus McDonald's brother Duncan. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eGutenberg's Apprentice\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Harper Books in 2014. A longtime journalist and book reviewer, she has written for many publications including the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e of London, the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e. She currently divides her time between San Francisco, California, and Berlin, Germany. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"High Road Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966962860306,"sku":"9780826364654","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f82d319e-21dc-4d45-a787-550ab1c6a718.jpg?v=1768916564","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-shining-mountains-9780826364654","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}