Winner of the Wyoming State Historical Society Award in the Historical Fiction category Experience the untamed beauty of early America in Where the Rivers Run North, a new historical novel from Sam Morton. Morton's extensively researched fiction carries the reader through three eras in the history of Abraska, or what is now southern Montana and northern Wyoming. From the days when Native American tribes dominated the landscape to the hardships of fledgling pioneer life to times of fast-paced modern development, Where the Rivers Run North introduces a shifting cast of characters as intriguing as they are diverse. One thread runs throughout--the figure of the horse, whether running wild on the plains or competing on the racetrack. 
 Where the Rivers Run North has won a first place award in the publications division from the Wyoming State Historical Society. Morton accepted his award at the Society's annual meeting in Gillette, Wyoming on September 6th, 2008. He was nominated by the Sheridan County Historical Society. The committee chose the book as 'a well-written epic for its story of horses; the widely diverse peoples who raised, used, and sold them; and the land that shaped them all." According to the nomination, the author spent over seven years in research and provided much primary source material never before published.

Where the Rivers Run North

Literature & Fiction

Morton, Sam

Contemporary

Sheridan County Historical Society

They rode through the night like ghosts crossing the border. Moving through the wall built a thousand years before by the Romans to keep them out of England, they stole horses and cattle from the wealthy earls to the south. These were the horsemen from Annandale, the River Esk and the debatable land on Scotland’s border. For five hundred years they formed their own armies, fought in Scotland’s great battles from Robert Bruce to Mary Queen of Scots and into Ireland. These men and women of clan Johnston/e, Douglas and Scott defied tyrannical rule earning a freedom that would influence politics and religion around the world.

The Winged Spur

Genre Fiction

SK Johnston

Jericho Road is the story of 17-year-old Austin Pierce, his girlfriend, Veronica, and his best friend, Rico. The teens were recruited by their handler, a CIA agent named Konstantine, to infiltrate a murderous Mexican street gang. As a result, Rico is missing and presumed dead. Austin knows in his heart that his friend is still alive, and he's willing to do anything to find him. That's where our story begins.   Doing "anything" proves quite the challenge for Austin since he's a  born rule follower. If that weren't enough of a test of character, the rules get muddied when Austin can't be sure who is on his side, doubts that extend even to Veronica. The story is set in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Washington's suburbs. As the teens get chased from city to city, they have to decide in whom to place their trust. Sometimes the consequences are disastrous.

Jericho Road (The Aistin Files)

Teen & Young Adult

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Austin Pierce thought he was out of the teen spy business after helping take down a rogue Mexican general who was kidnapping people trying cross the border into the United States. Little did he know that one CIA agent, three Russian spies, and, a deadly street gang would be just the recipe to pull him back inside. Austin, his girlfriend Veronica, and his best friend Rico are headed to an exclusive private school where the lethal Una Tres Reyes gang has taken a foothold. The "One-Threes," as the gang is called, are using lethal intimidation to extort the students' rich parents; but when Austin, Rico, and Veronica get involved, it starts an all out war—with global economic and political implications—until it appears that the gang may have turned one of them. The three friends are inseparable, until a beautiful young gang member catches Rico's eye. In order to thwart the gang's terrorist plot, the friends must break into a museum to steal an ancient tome. Four go in, but only two make it out with their lives intact.

Ten Weeks 'Til...

Children's Books

Action & Adventure

Echelon Press Publishing

ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND TRAVELERS had crossed the Oregon Trail during the gold rush of 1849. Even the most backwoods warrior understood what that meant: disease, death, and conflict with the whites. As a result of the Treaty of 1851, some Indians were convinced that the country to the north—called Absaraka—might be a better option for a home range. At the very least, it held the promise of less trouble from the whites. The danger from other tribes was another matter.

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Where the Rivers Run North

The Winged Spur

Jericho Road (The Aistin Files)

Ten Weeks 'Til...

Where the Rivers Run North