A beloved character brings the power of the press to 1920s Butte,
Montana, in this latest from the best storyteller of the West
In the winter of 1920, a quirky bequest draws Morrie Morgan back to
Butte, Montana, from a year-long honeymoon with his bride, Grace. But
the mansion bestowed by a former boss upon the itinerant charmer, who
debuted in Doig's bestselling The Whistling Season, promises to be
less windfall than money pit. And the town itself, with its polyglot
army of miners struggling to extricate themselves from the stranglehold
of the ruthless Anaconda Copper Mining Company, seems--like the couple's
fast-diminishing finances--on the verge of implosion.
These twin dilemmas catapult Morrie into his new career as editorialist
for the Thunder, the fledgling union newspaper that dares to play
David to Anaconda's Goliath. Amid the clatter of typewriters, the rumble
of the printing presses, and a cast of unforgettable characters, Morrie
puts his gift for word-slinging to work. As he pursues victory for the
miners, he discovers that he is enmeshed in a deeply personal battle as
well--the struggle to win lasting love for himself.
Brilliantly capturing an America roaring into a new age, Sweet Thunder
is another great tale from a classic American novelist.