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Highlights
- Many Americans remember growing up watching Westerns on television which always depicted a clash of two diverse cultures.
- Author(s): R a Jantzen
- 402 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Historical
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Book Synopsis
Many Americans remember growing up watching Westerns on television which always depicted a clash of two diverse cultures. There is still a curiosity of the early Native American way of life and R.A. Jantzen's novel, The Legend of Running Wolf, a historical Native American fiction story gives the reader a view of what life was like in a small Comanche camp. There is violence, love, heartbreak, and a future all told giving the reader a view of what life was truly like in that time period.
The Legend of Running Wolf is the story of one of the many Comanche camps, the Buffalo Eaters, led by their chief Two Bears. The novel opens with the Buffalo Eaters attacking a Crow village and capturing a young male child. The story follows the lives of Two Bears, old Crooked Nose, the Medicine Man, and Running Wolf, the adopted son of the chief. Readers will be transported to a different time in our history and experience what life was like as one of the true People. Each and every chapter features a new situation that unfolds to make this novel one readers won't want to put down. The Legend of Running Wolf tells the story of a people whose customs, legends and culture are meant to be shared, enjoyed and a heritage remembered.