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Amos Getting: A Life on the American Frontier
Amos Getting
A Life on the American Frontier
Born in 1819 at Fort Union in Dakota Territory to a Cree Mother and French Trapper Father, Amos is sent to live with the Brule Sioux at his Mother’s death. When he is thirteen, he leaves his Brule Family to begin a Spirit Quest journey that leads him to a life among White men. As he grows to adulthood, Amos is befriended by a White Rancher who raises the boy as his own, and he witnesses the early days on the Oregon Trail. His new father teaches him the life lessons that lead him to many adventures, first to a Colorado Outpost where he finds the woman who will become his wife and then to Fort Worth as Town Marshal.
Next, he meets legendary Texas Ranger RIP Ford and, at his urging, joins the Rangers for years of memorable battles with the Comanche and Mexican Outlaws. He is at the Battle of Pease River, where he rescues Cynthia Ann Parker, the White captive who married Chief Peta Nocona and bore three children, one of whom became the greatest Comanche War Chief, Quanah Parker.
Following the tragedies of the Civil War, he is recruited into the U.S. Cavalry as a ScoutTranslator for both General George Crook and Colonel George A. Custer. He is present for Custer’s Exploratory Expedition to the Black Hills in 1874 when Gold is found, and land once promised to the Sioux Nations is opened for Settlement and prospecting.
Later he is called again by Crook to assist in his Spring Expedition that culminates at the Battle of Rosebud Creek, where he releases Amos to search for Custer as the 7th Cavalry moves to the Little Bighorn River and Destiny.
The story of Amos Getting is a compelling historical account of America’s growing pains through the Nineteenth Century, with accounts of battles in the Civil War and the Great Plains Indian Wars. There is the human side of life on the prairie as well, the struggles, hardships, and triumphs that laid the foundation for the land we love today.
A Life on the American Frontier
Born in 1819 at Fort Union in Dakota Territory to a Cree Mother and French Trapper Father, Amos is sent to live with the Brule Sioux at his Mother’s death. When he is thirteen, he leaves his Brule Family to begin a Spirit Quest journey that leads him to a life among White men. As he grows to adulthood, Amos is befriended by a White Rancher who raises the boy as his own, and he witnesses the early days on the Oregon Trail. His new father teaches him the life lessons that lead him to many adventures, first to a Colorado Outpost where he finds the woman who will become his wife and then to Fort Worth as Town Marshal.
Next, he meets legendary Texas Ranger RIP Ford and, at his urging, joins the Rangers for years of memorable battles with the Comanche and Mexican Outlaws. He is at the Battle of Pease River, where he rescues Cynthia Ann Parker, the White captive who married Chief Peta Nocona and bore three children, one of whom became the greatest Comanche War Chief, Quanah Parker.
Following the tragedies of the Civil War, he is recruited into the U.S. Cavalry as a ScoutTranslator for both General George Crook and Colonel George A. Custer. He is present for Custer’s Exploratory Expedition to the Black Hills in 1874 when Gold is found, and land once promised to the Sioux Nations is opened for Settlement and prospecting.
Later he is called again by Crook to assist in his Spring Expedition that culminates at the Battle of Rosebud Creek, where he releases Amos to search for Custer as the 7th Cavalry moves to the Little Bighorn River and Destiny.
The story of Amos Getting is a compelling historical account of America’s growing pains through the Nineteenth Century, with accounts of battles in the Civil War and the Great Plains Indian Wars. There is the human side of life on the prairie as well, the struggles, hardships, and triumphs that laid the foundation for the land we love today.
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Published March 14, 2023
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October 29, 2025
Fascinating story of the old west.
Amos Getting was half Indian and half white and his interesting life reflected both. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about his many adventures. The meticulous research that Will A strike obviously did for this novel taught me a lot about the decades that the story encompassed. What a wild and dangerous time it was to live in the west. I would others to read this book as it will help you appreciate your fellow human beings .
Amos Getting was half Indian and half white and his interesting life reflected both. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about his many adventures. The meticulous research that Will A strike obviously did for this novel taught me a lot about the decades that the story encompassed. What a wild and dangerous time it was to live in the west. I would others to read this book as it will help you appreciate your fellow human beings .
December 4, 2023
Great experience.l
This is my first rating and review though I've been reading novels of different genres for over eighty (80) years. I have read the entire Will Astrike offering and feel totally satisfied that all my requirements and desires for a great read have been met and exceeded.
Thank you,
Richard Unger
This is my first rating and review though I've been reading novels of different genres for over eighty (80) years. I have read the entire Will Astrike offering and feel totally satisfied that all my requirements and desires for a great read have been met and exceeded.
Thank you,
Richard Unger
May 26, 2023
too long, too many different directions.
Lost interest the third or maybe the fourth time he became a ranger. Wore me out. Pick a storyline and stick to it.
Lost interest the third or maybe the fourth time he became a ranger. Wore me out. Pick a storyline and stick to it.
January 12, 2025
I liked this book, it was a life, which shouldn't be short.
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