I chose to read The High Divide by Lin Enger because I got the author's name confused with another favorite author of mine named Leif Enger. Lin and Leif are brothers and they are both excellent writers. This book was so good I could hardly put it down. The story starts out on the prairie in western Minnesota in the year 1886. Ulysses and Gretta are the parents to 16 year old Eli and 8 year old Danny. Ulysses suddenly abandons the family. His sons go looking for him heading west. Gretta also leaves to go looking for all three of them. Ulysses was involved in the Civil War. After the war ended he reenlisted to help General Custer in the Indian territories. He is now on a mission to right a wrong he committed in the Indian territories. Some historical fiction is woven into this family drama. Ulysses and his sons partner with William T. Hornaday who works for the National Museum in Washington D.C. Hornaday is determined to bring back as many bison as he can find so that he can put their bodies on display. This was the best book that I have read in a long time.
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