{"product_id":"soaring-with-vultures-9780999187500","title":"Soaring with Vultures","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Soaring with Vultures\" by Dan Kelly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn post-Civil War Missouri, killing was the way of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the echoes of Rebel gunshots only recently silenced in Kentucky and his near-fatal chest wound still healing, Union Colonel William A. Warner moved his wife and children to a new land in hopes of finding peace and prosperity. Instead, he discovered that violence remained rampant in Lafayette County, Missouri, where his dreams of a new life turned into a family nightmare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Soaring with Vultures\" presents a fictional account of a real 1868 killing that nearly tore the Warner family asunder. It captures an era rent by lynchings, bushwhackers, and political strife--remnants of the Civil War--and shows how the ubiquitous violence ensnared even the most upstanding of families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is told through the eyes of Colonel Warner's son, Leslie, whose openness and youthful idealism are repeatedly put to the test. He has a front-row seat for the family drama involving his sister, Sallie, who marries Missourian Sam Nutter, only to find he's a drunk, a thief, and a liar. After she files for divorce, Sam launches a campaign of terror against the Warners that culminates in a fatal shooting and a first-degree murder trial.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor recommendations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A contentious divorce, a thirst for revenge, and suspenseful courtroom drama--all tantalizing elements in Dan Kelly's debut novel, set against the backdrop of tumultuous post-Civil War Missouri. Kelly has skillfully blended fact and fiction in a story filled with colorful characters, absorbing history, and riveting action that will keep you turning pages from first to last.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrea Warren, author of \"The Boy Who Became Buffalo Bill: Growing Up Billy Cody in Bleeding Kansas\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kelly captures the turmoil and chaos of post-Civil War Missouri--told through the eyes of a young idealist who discovers that betrayal and violence have come to torture his own family. Fans of historical fiction are going to like this one.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of \"The Lost Order\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Kelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780999187500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Dan Kelly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40085507408053,"sku":"9780999187500","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_46f1734f-8f12-44e4-bf51-7bb1c6a5859d.jpg?v=1621901615","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/soaring-with-vultures-9780999187500","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}