Thunder Rolling in the Mountains Summary
Scott O'Dell

Thunder Rolling in the Mountains Overview

Thunder Rolling in the Mountains is a fictional account of real events, detailing the Ne-mee-poo people's departure from Wallowa in the late nineteenth century and the subsequent persecution they faced by white soldiers in Idaho, Montana, and elsewhere. Told through the eyes of Sound of Running Feet, daughter of a chieftain of the Ne-mee-poo, the novel provides a historically accurate, emotionally-charged rendering of events which contribute to the long legacy of the persecution of indigenous groups by white settlers in North America. Some themes tackled by authors Scott O'Dell and Elizabeth Hall include betrayal, disgrace, and the concept of home.