Rain of Tears

Thunder Over the Ochoco #4

by Gale Ontko

Volume IV covers the thirteen-year interval between 1866 and 1879 that would witness monumental changes in the Ochoco. With the Surrender of Has No Horse's battered army, western Oregon had free rein to exploit the Ochoco as it saw fit. In a blind daze, the Shoshoni would witness frontier towns spring up where their ancestral hunting grounds to dust, the proud warriors of a by-gone year again rebelled. And, for a fleeting moment, shook the state of Oregon to its very foundations. Then it was over. Stripped even of reservation rights, the few survivors drifted between the four winds on their final journey into the bitter rain of tears.

Genres: History

372 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Dennis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoy well researched historical books. This whole series provides that kind of treat.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great detailed history but hard to read because of oranization and lack of editing

[Mike Thoennes · Rating 4 out of 5]

The continuation of the desolation of the Shoshoni Tribe in the Oregon Territory. Book IV is a last uprising and the bitter end of the independent Shoshoni Indians and the effective loss of all they had as a culture. Aptly named Rain of Tears and the harsh history of the Northwest. Still, with the sadness, it is a worthwhile read, particularly living where this history took place-deepens my understanding and appreciation of places as I travel around in the Northwest region.

[Susan Conklin · Rating 5 out of 5]

After Volume I in which we learn of the Shoshone tribes of Eastern Oregon followed by the early invasion of trappers and a somewhat symbiotic relationship with the Hudson Bay Company, and after the shocking invasion by pioneers in volume III, all H breaks out in this volume as misunderstandings and a blatant overwhelming take over of territory leave the native tribes shattered.