Lost River

by Paxton Riddle

Based on the events surrounding the bloody Modoc Wars, Lost River is a sweeping drama that brings to life a tragic chapter in American history...In 1860s Oregon Territory, tensions run high between... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425169405
• ISBN13: 9780425169407
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 449 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.1" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

My kind of book

I met Mr. Riddle when he was a guest speaker at a CT Authors and Publishers meeting. His book, based on a true story of his relatives both European descendant and Native American, is just the kind of book I can sink my teeth into--having read many of the Gear books, Amanda Cockrell, and Linda Lay Schuler. I respect the research that goes into these sagas and Mr. Riddle is no slacker there--in fact his writing group had to hold him back on some of the more banal details. I hope some day I'll be able to join him in this genre, as the research seems daunting, but the research I did for "Forever Retro Blues," being in part my own history, did not seem so daunting. I hope he will write again.

I could not put this book down.

This was a great book. I could not put it down. This historical novel kept me spell bound from beginning to end. Very good, Paxton.

true history

All those history classes I took in college have earned me zip in the real world, but it has made me one picky reader when it comes to historic novels. Very few pass the test. Mister Riddle's novel does. Better, this was the story behind the facts I read in school. Well done!

The tears never stopped

It's one thing to write a review of Lost River, I'd rather write a lament. To be brief, Lost River is a book all peoples should read. Within its words are the tears Riddle feels for his own native heritage. Well done, Pax. You left me embarrased by the mistakes of my ancestors and the sorrows of yours.

Entertaining, educational, eye-opening and excellent!!!

I bought this book on a whim as I thought it would be entertaining. Not only was it entertaining, it was educational and eye-opening. The story surrounds the Modoc Indian war of the 1870s. The main characters, a Native American women and and white man, struggle to hold on to their love for each other, while each of their own cultures are determined to destroy the other. I liked the book as it is historical fiction and based on the author's family. The details of the war are outlined in a gripping and fast paced manner. I also liked the details of Indian life and the use of Modoc words in the story. (The author provides a glossary of the words and the characters.) Additionally, the use of factual, historical records in the book was helpful. I plan to keep this book for my children to read when they are older as it will provide a view of the story of white man's western expansion that is not often found in textbooks. Well done, Paxton Riddle!