AN EPIC NOVEL OF THE WILD WEST!
The final opening of the Indian lands in what is now part of present-day Oklahoma was a turbulent time. Luther and Fionna McCracken and their children sought a new beginning on the Medicine Bundle Grasslands, hoping to escape past unhappiness. Instead, they found themselves caught up in a struggle against both the law and lawless they couldn't ignore if they were to make their dreams a reality. The final crushing dilemma came when their son joined the ranchers who were fighting to stop what they saw as an invasion by the homesteaders. And when the boy's rebellion turned to outright banditry, the McCrackens had to face the catastrophic consequences.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Patrick Andrews was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma in 1936. He is descended from people who pioneered in that state during the transition from the Indian and Oklahoma Territories.
This is more than a novel to the writer. The story is who he is; his heritage; his family; and the circumstances that made him into the man he became. His forebears, veterans of both the Union and Confederate armies of the Civil War moved west from Pennsylvania and Mississippi to make new lives in what is now Oklahoma. As the generations rolled by, they became homesteaders, ranchers, merchants, lawmen, outlaws, bootleggers, writers, poets, and musicians. Like many families in that era of growth, a couple of individuals had trouble adapting from a lawless society to the decorum and demands of civilization.
The characters and episodes in Medicine Bundle are based on incidents experienced by the author's family and friends as well as historical research. He is among the last of a generation of American writers who has had personal contact with people who lived through the final days of settling the American frontier. Their manner of speech with its unique accent, expressions and nuances is faithfully shown in the novel's dialogue.
Mr. Andrews resides in Southern California with his wife Julie, enjoying life in a retirement community as well as the get-togethers with their son Bill and grandchildren Joshua and Justina.
Genre: Western
The final opening of the Indian lands in what is now part of present-day Oklahoma was a turbulent time. Luther and Fionna McCracken and their children sought a new beginning on the Medicine Bundle Grasslands, hoping to escape past unhappiness. Instead, they found themselves caught up in a struggle against both the law and lawless they couldn't ignore if they were to make their dreams a reality. The final crushing dilemma came when their son joined the ranchers who were fighting to stop what they saw as an invasion by the homesteaders. And when the boy's rebellion turned to outright banditry, the McCrackens had to face the catastrophic consequences.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Patrick Andrews was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma in 1936. He is descended from people who pioneered in that state during the transition from the Indian and Oklahoma Territories.
This is more than a novel to the writer. The story is who he is; his heritage; his family; and the circumstances that made him into the man he became. His forebears, veterans of both the Union and Confederate armies of the Civil War moved west from Pennsylvania and Mississippi to make new lives in what is now Oklahoma. As the generations rolled by, they became homesteaders, ranchers, merchants, lawmen, outlaws, bootleggers, writers, poets, and musicians. Like many families in that era of growth, a couple of individuals had trouble adapting from a lawless society to the decorum and demands of civilization.
The characters and episodes in Medicine Bundle are based on incidents experienced by the author's family and friends as well as historical research. He is among the last of a generation of American writers who has had personal contact with people who lived through the final days of settling the American frontier. Their manner of speech with its unique accent, expressions and nuances is faithfully shown in the novel's dialogue.
Mr. Andrews resides in Southern California with his wife Julie, enjoying life in a retirement community as well as the get-togethers with their son Bill and grandchildren Joshua and Justina.
Genre: Western
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