Montana Midnight
Book Details
Author(s)David Emil Henderson
PublisherPine Tree Press / Pine Tree Arts
ISBN / ASIN0615473016
ISBN-139780615473017
MarketplaceFrance 🇫🇷
Description
For those who envision life in a Rocky Mountain village as "God's Country," think again.
"Montana Midnight" takes you back to historic 1974, when young Nathan Chambers returns to Montana from Vietnam, only to encounter new battles when the city council appoints him mayor of Jackpine, MT (pop. 1555).
The town is aching from economic doldrums; Nathan's beautiful wife Valerie is expecting their first child; and his best friend is urging Nathan to support a militant environmental backlash against corporate kingpins who have chosen to exploit the quiet Jackpine environs as "a super playground for the rich."
Author Henderson says, "This is one of those character-driven tales that doesn't fall into the popular genres. I call it 'Montana Midnight' because it suggests that at any prior time in its history, this state hadn't quite made it to the next day. It's like all the hands on all the clocks were raised straight up in surrender to the status quo... until powerful factions came to make war, not love."Â
"The Learjet," "The Fire," and "The Storm" comprise the novel's three parts, setting the stage for issues and causes that remain vital to this day, in towns throughout America.Â
Henderson based this story on his former experiences as a newspaper publisher in the nation's fourth largest state.
