Karl Stewart

It’s the final cattle drive for Bar L Ranch manager “Big Jim” McCarty, but the first for young Choctaw Indian-turned-cowboy See Bird Carpenter as he develops his horsemanship and other skills vital for his survival on the long cattle drive from Texas to Kansas.

In “Devil’s Backbone,” the second novel in Stewart’s “Legend of See Bird series,” See Bird travels east from Texas to West Virginia where he finds himself involved with a lovely young girl from the mountains and is plunged into the deadly Hatfield-McCoy family feud.

Star of the Western Shows and the developing rodeo circuit, See Bird teams up with President Teddy Roosevelt in this exciting turn-of-the-century adventure tale of two very different men sharing a common goal in the Dakota Badlands.

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The year is 1918, and American troops are pouring into France. Charlie Carter, the soon-to-be son-in-law of Western legend See Bird, is among them. But Carter is one of a new breed of warriors, those who fight from the skies aboard that new invention, the aeroplane. In these frail and flimsy crafts, Charlie seeks to take the fight to the German invaders. When the initial excitement wears off, Charlie discovers that death is always his worst enemy.

On December 7, 1941, an unprepared and pacifist America is suddenly thrown into World War II. Young men and women from every corner of the USA leave their homes and schools for military service or jobs in the newly developing war industries. Son of Charlie Carter, Stu joins the navy, serves in two oceans, survives Japanese kamikaze attacks, and falls in love with Magda, the daughter of a Czech immigrant.

Something is terribly wrong with Junior Carter’s father. Stu, a veteran of four years of naval combat in WWII, consumed by his PTSD, has become increasingly erratic and violent, threatening the stability of the family. Eleven year-old Junior concludes it is his task to find and fix whatever has gone wrong. Narrated by Stu Jr., “Up Harvey’s Creek” is filled with gentle humor and insight offered by an eleven-year-old.

The touching conclusion to the poignant tale of a young boy’s sense of loss, grief and ultimate healing, “Fare Thee Well, Harvey’s Creek” completes a year in the life of Stu Carter, Jr. begun in the novel “Up Harvey’s Creek,” as the family must leave the warm WV hills for snowy Wisconsin.

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It is 1968. In Asia, the war in Vietnam rages unabated. In the USA, cities burn amid protests and assassinations. Meanwhile, from the Caribbean to Bolivia, men of the 7th Special Forces wage a secret shadow-war against forces committed to the destruction of the American way of life. Stu Carter, college drop-out and freshly minted Green Beret assigned to Team A-45, must learn to adapt or die in the dim jungle light, while coming to terms with concepts of honor, loyalty, and integrity. “The Green Light” shines brightly on a largely unacknowledged chapter of the American story.

Good Night, Sweet Dreams is an excellent introduction about accepting those who are different from us. Cultural diversity in education, whether at school or at home, continues to be important to society. Teaching respect of others is one aspect of this book. It’s an excellent way to open lines of communication between parent and child, teacher and student.