Visit JaxDog Café & Books in La Grande's historic downtown district.
JaxDog Café & Books
1305 Adams Avenue, La Grande OR 97850
Hours
Tuesday - Saturday
11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Sunday & Monday
closed
FROM THE PUBLISHER
The thrilling, long-awaited return of the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Revenant
In 1866, with the country barely recovered from the Civil War, new war breaks out on the western frontier--a clash of cultures between the Native tribes who have lived on the land for centuries and a young, ambitious nation. Colonel Henry Carrington arrives in Wyoming's Powder River Valley to lead the US Army in defending the opening of a new road for gold miners and settlers. Carrington intends to build a fort in the middle of critical hunting grounds, the home of the Lakota. Red Cloud, one of the Lakota's most respected chiefs, and Crazy Horse, a young but visionary warrior, understand full well the implications of this invasion. For the Lakota, the stakes are their home, their culture, their lives. As fall bleeds into winter, Crazy Horse leads a small war party that confronts Colonel Carrington's soldiers with near constant attacks. Red Cloud, meanwhile, wants to build the tribal alliances that he knows will be necessary to defeat the soldiers. Colonel Carrington seeks to hold together a US Army beset with internal discord. Carrington's officers are skeptical of their commander's strategy, none more so than Lieutenant George Washington Grummond, who longs to fight a foe he dismisses as inferior in all ways. The rank-and-file soldiers, meanwhile, are still divided by the residue of civil war, and tempted to desertion by the nearby goldfields. Throughout this taut saga--based on real people and events--Michael Punke brings the same immersive, vivid storytelling and historical insight that made his breakthrough debut so memorable. As Ridgelinebuilds to its epic conclusion, it grapples with essential questions of conquest and justice that still echo today.Contributor Bio:
Michael Punke is the author of several books including The Revenant, a #1 New York Times bestseller and basis for the Academy Award-winning film. In his diverse professional career, Punke has served as the US ambassador to the World Trade Organization in Geneva, history correspondent for the Montana Quarterly, and an adjunct professor at the University of Montana. As a high school and college student, he worked summers as a living history interpreter at Fort Laramie National Historic Site in Wyoming. He lives with his family in Montana and is an avid outdoorsman.
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Jon and Laura Hancock
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JaxDog Café & Books is known for hearty and healthy homemade soups, quiche, salads and weekly entrée specials with frequent vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options. Our pastries and bread are all made from scratch using real ingredients. We serve Full City Coffee Roasters coffee, handmade hot chocolate and a variety of premium organic teas.
Our independent bookshop specializes in new titles, unique greeting cards, journals, calendars, a quality selection of used books, vintage volumes and classics. We named our business after our rescue border collie.
Jax was a good boy!
Visit JaxDog Café & Books in La Grande's historic downtown district.
Hours
Tuesday - Saturday
11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Sunday & Monday
closed