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Trail of the Red Butterfly
Karl H. Schlesier
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Description for Trail of the Red Butterfly
Hardcover. While ascending the Missouri in 1804, Lewis and Clark met trader Jean Valle, who had wintered in Cheyenne camps near the Black Hills and who recounted extensive horse-raiding upon Spanish settlements. This novel depicts such a raid through Cheyenne eyes. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
'A celebration of storytelling' - N. Scott Momaday. While ascending the Missouri in 1804, Lewis and Clark met trader Jean Valle, who had wintered in Cheyenne camps near the Black Hills and who recounted extensive horse-raiding upon Spanish settlements. ""Trail of the Red Butterfly"" is the first novel to depict such a raid through Cheyenne eyes. Cheyenne Kit Fox headman Stone learns that his twin, Whirlwind, has gone missing on an 1807 foray into northeastern New Spain. Gathering an eclectic party of Cheyenne, Kiowa, and Gataka warriors, women and children, and a wolf dog, Stone sets out from his camp ... Read more
'A celebration of storytelling' - N. Scott Momaday. While ascending the Missouri in 1804, Lewis and Clark met trader Jean Valle, who had wintered in Cheyenne camps near the Black Hills and who recounted extensive horse-raiding upon Spanish settlements. ""Trail of the Red Butterfly"" is the first novel to depict such a raid through Cheyenne eyes. Cheyenne Kit Fox headman Stone learns that his twin, Whirlwind, has gone missing on an 1807 foray into northeastern New Spain. Gathering an eclectic party of Cheyenne, Kiowa, and Gataka warriors, women and children, and a wolf dog, Stone sets out from his camp ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Texas, United States
ISBN
9780896726178
SKU
V9780896726178
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-26
Reviews for Trail of the Red Butterfly
Trail of the Red Butterfly, by Karl H. Schlesier, took a silver medal in the category of historical/military fiction in the Independent Publisher Book Awards competition. The awards presentation ceremony was held on May 30 during the annual BookExpo America Convention in Los Angeles. Telling of a Cheyenne Kit Fox headman's 1807 expedition to recover his captured twin, Schlesier takes ... Read more