The Birney Day School
A novel by Philip Hall
Fiction: Multicultural Romance, Indigenous History

Description:
Easterner Jonathan Wagner is hired by Sarah Spotted Elk, the acting-principle of the Birney Day School in Montana. Their relationship, marked by tension, develops amidst cultural differences. Blending romance with history, “The Birney Day School” invites readers into the heart of the Northern Cheyenne community, offering a vivid window into the difficult choices and deep losses they have faced in their fight to preserve their identity and culture.

About the author:
Philip S. Hall is a scholar who has published and lectured extensively on the subjects of psychology, learning, and the history of the American West. He has been a featured presenter at numerous conferences across the United States and Canada. Hall is the author of several books including From Wounded Knee to the Gallows: The Life and Trials of Lakota Chief Two Strikes (University of Oklahoma Press, 2020) and The White River Badlands: Its History and Characters (South Dakota Historical Society Press, 2025). This is his first fictional novel.