Soun Toteken: Nez Perce Boy Tames a Stallion
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0801088747
ISBN 13
9780801088742
Category
Fiction: Historical Events
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Publication Year
2000
Publisher
Baker Book House, United States
Pages
262
Abstract
With a clearly evident love of Indian lore and legend, Ken Thomasma vividly recounts the days of the Nez Perce war with the U.S. army in 1877. To authenticate details of that dramatic time the author walked the battlefield sites and spent many hours with the descendant of Chief Joseph, who led that desperate fight.
Description
Thomasma's account focuses on Soun Tetoken (Silent One), an orphan adopted by the son of Chief Joseph. Against a backdrop of growing racial tensions, the story is told of a speechless boy befriending a stallion and coyote pup and undergoing his ritual initiation into manhood.
The eventual surrender of Chief Joseph and his famous words, "From where the sun now stands I shall fight no more forever," are recorded here with unforgettable drama.
The eventual surrender of Chief Joseph and his famous words, "From where the sun now stands I shall fight no more forever," are recorded here with unforgettable drama.
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1
