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pp. 351, “With the same epic scope and inspiring vision that informed ‘The Temptations of Big Bear,’ Rudy Wiebe recreates the explosive world of the Northwest Rebellions and the characters of the two men who led them. His masterful style is equally compelling in dealing with religious prophecy and man’s relation to God or the sensual and physical realities of life on the prairie and the confusion of the last battles ever fought in Canada. His subjects emerge as monumental, yet touchingly human, the largeness of their souls never diminished by their personal flaws, as Wiebe portrays all these elements with clarity and compassion. ‘The Scorched-Wood People’ is an immense achievement, a brilliant exploration of the faces of prophetic vision, the morality of politics and the nature of faith.” previous owners name on FEP