Hunkpapa Sioux
by Richard L. DuMont
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Pub Date Jan 14 2021 | Archive Date Jan 07 2021
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Description
Set in the 1870s, Hunkpapa Sioux is a coming-of-age story of a mixed-blood Indian teen in search of learning more about his Sioux heritage.
Ever since his father, Waukesha, died by the hands of white men, John Holcumb has felt out of place living in Chicago.
Yearning to learn more about his Sioux heritage, he boards a train and heads off to meet his Native American relatives.
When John meets a rugged mountain man heading the same way, the unlikely duo form a friendship and travel together across the Great Plains in an adventure that will help John not only discover who he is, but reconnect with his past.
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EDITION | Hardcover |
ISBN | 9781643971698 |
PRICE | $23.95 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
A good coming of age story. A young man leaves Chicago after the death of his mother, and heads for Dakota Territory to find his father's Dakota family. Just prior to the Little Big Horn in time, so a lot of unrest and lack of trust on both sides. John has a foot on each side, and can view things from both sides, even though he doesn't necessary agree with them. He meets up with his uncle, cousin, aunts, and so on, and learns to be traditional Sioux. He also has a trapper friend who he meets on the way, who is heading for the mountains of Montana. They remain good friends throughout, and even years later find solace with each other. Good story, that was hard to put down. Would recommend.
I think it's a good coming of age story, gripping and fascinating.
I liked the characters, the mix of historical facts and fiction and the characters.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
I'm glad to read a book with a Native American lead, it was a wonderfully done coming of age story. The writing was really well done and I thoroughly enjoyed going on this journey.
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