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Native Homeland Security... Authors:  Bob Drury and Tom Clavin Warriors like Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse and Geronimo may still be more famous, but only one Native American leader ever brought the US Army to its knees, dictating the terms of the subsequent peace.  Born of humble means in present day Nebraska, Red Cloud grew to be a respected Sioux leader who was able to ally various Native American tribes of the northern Great Plains and defeat the US Army following the Civil War, stopping the government’s efforts to occupy the Powder River Country of north central Wyoming and southern Montana.   [...]

Birds on the Brain... Author:  Luke Dempsey There are two extremes to adventure writing.  At one end, there’s the writer who intentionally places himself in such a ridiculous situation that the entire endeavor seems contrived, analogous to a reality television show.  At the other end, there’s the writer who happens to survive some remarkable experience, subsequently decides it’s worth writing about and somehow “remembers” minute details and dialog, even if it all happened years ago.  Once in a while, there’s an author who finds some ideal middle ground, a ridiculous premise filled with countless mishaps that manages to come off [...]