Sacred Is the Wind

by Kerry Newcomb

Exiled from his people, a Cheyenne fighter searches for a war

The party of young Cheyenne warriors is returning home from a successful hunt when their leader, Panther Burn, spies a wayward Creek scout. Hungry for the prestige of battle, he chases the Creek into the woods, dragging his fellow warriors straight into an ambush. Two die, and for his impulsiveness, Panther Burn is banished from the tribe. But his legend does not end there.

He takes shelter with the Southern Cheyenne, and finds that their attempts at modernization amount to an abandonment of tradition and enslavement to the white man. Over the next decades, the United States will try to herd the Cheyenne into reservations and destroy their way of life, and Panther Burn will become their champion. Although his battle with the Creek ended in disgrace, this warrior will find glory at last.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Native American, Historical

363 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Kerry Newcomb was raised in Texas. He has served in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps and taught at the St. Labre Mission School on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Montana. Mr. Newcomb has written plays, film scripts, commercials, liturgical dramas, and over thirty novels under both his own name and a variety of pseudonyms. He lives with his family in Ft. Worth, Texas.

Reviews

[Mike Bradford · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book

As part Cherokee
I really followed the path of the warrior in this book. The author does a fantastic job of making the book realistic and a great story. Love the wave the characters are placed into the story and the Indian lore
Highly recommend this book

[Catqueen · Rating 1 out of 5]

This seems wildly historically inaccurate. Calling god the All Father? We’re talking Cheyenne peoples here, not Norse. The writing was so stilted that it was hard to even figure out what was going on. Lots of practices and customs that also seemed wrong.

[Autumn Watrous · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book I’ve ever read. Can read it repeatedly

[George Strohmeyer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too spotty

I really thought this was a terrible told story. The author covered to much . the descriptive parts were ok but just an awful book.

[Shawn Buck · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good , again a story based on real chacters , the cover is beautful not the same as the paperback i read , this cover is perfect for a true story

[Alex Holiday · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it

[Patricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good read.