In this riveting sequel to The Legend of See Bird: The Last Long Drive, See Bird drifts east from Texas to West Virginia, falls in love with a girl from the mountains and befriends the notorious “Devil Anse” Hatfield, patriarch of the Hatfield clan. His love for Sally, the niece of Devil Anse, draws See Bird into the infamous feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys.
The story is set in West Virginia, so it is riddled with expressive language, authentic mountain dialect and a convincing sense of place, come from the experience of someone who has actually lived there. This is a tale of conflict as old as the hills.
Praise for Devil’s Backbone: “Stewart creates believable people and uses historical fact to create realistic drama. The story, set in West Virginia,… uses expressive language, authentic mountain dialect” to create a “convincing sense of place…” John Silah, President of FDL Writers, movie critic and playwright.
The Legend of See Bird: The Devil’s Backbone
In search of his brother, See Bird travels to the green hills and glens of West Virginia, far from the hot Texas plains. Drawn into the murderous Hatfield-McCoy family feud by his love for Sally, See Bird discovers a new love for a people and place far from the land of his birth. He also becomes a master horseman, competing in the newly developing Wild West shows and rodeos. Winner of the Southern California Book Festival Honorable Mention – 2015
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Karl Stewart 