the long walk  while the war of rebellion rages on back east, military surgeon captain gage fleming is thrust into the middle of death and destruction on the other side of the country, as he tends to the navajo forced on a 450-mile "long walk" from fort defiance to fort sumner in 1864. amidst the brutality of the journey, gage develops some unlikely friendships, including one with mosi, a mysterious young navajo woman whose own medical knowledge and skills belie her age. <br> <br>with life-or-death moments around every twist and turn of the trail, the long walk will thrill readers through every page of the journey.