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Cheyenne
Pathfinder
A native American raised in the white man's world, Touch the Sky returns to his tribe, and during his fierce encounter with a cunning enemy warrior, the young brave vows to die a free man. Original.
174 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 1, 1994
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May 13, 2024
A small railroad is coming through the area. It is run by Caleb Riley, the brother of Tom Riley, who Touch the Sky knows from his days living with whites. They will pay a peace price to the Cheyenne to build unmolested. Caleb asks Touch the Sky to act as pathfinder for the laying of the rail.
Sis-ki-dee is a vicious deadly renegade Blackfoot. He and his 50 Blackfoot renegades are hiding in Cheyenne territory. He decides to demand a peace price from the railroad. Touch the Sky fights Sis-ki-dee but does not kill him thus making an enemy for life.
Sis-ki-Dee attacks the rail construction crew three times killing and wounding more than a half-dozen in each attack. He tears up track and nearly derails the train.
In the meantime, Black Elk and Wolf Who Hunts Smiling are up to their petty ways, griping about Touch the Sky’s loyalties. Wolf Who Hunts Smiling at one point reaches out to Sis-ki-dee and forms a partnership with him. This bodes badly for Touch the Sky.
These are simple stories. I am though tired of Touch the Sky’s enemies within the tribe. The book drags in the middle but picks up in the last fifty pages.
Sis-ki-dee is a vicious deadly renegade Blackfoot. He and his 50 Blackfoot renegades are hiding in Cheyenne territory. He decides to demand a peace price from the railroad. Touch the Sky fights Sis-ki-dee but does not kill him thus making an enemy for life.
Sis-ki-Dee attacks the rail construction crew three times killing and wounding more than a half-dozen in each attack. He tears up track and nearly derails the train.
In the meantime, Black Elk and Wolf Who Hunts Smiling are up to their petty ways, griping about Touch the Sky’s loyalties. Wolf Who Hunts Smiling at one point reaches out to Sis-ki-dee and forms a partnership with him. This bodes badly for Touch the Sky.
These are simple stories. I am though tired of Touch the Sky’s enemies within the tribe. The book drags in the middle but picks up in the last fifty pages.
July 28, 2010
The Cheyenne series of historical westerns remains the only long-running westerns series in which I've read every volume. There were a total of 22 volumes. The author, Judd Cole, is someone I know, and he is a professional writer who writes both quickly and well. These books are told from the Cheyenne point of view, with a native American character who was raised by whites but returns to the Cheyenne as a young man. He is not completely accepted there either, and he finds many adventures on his way to being accepted by his people.
These are fast paced stories with a sympathetic hero and a lot of action and adventure. I highly recommend them all.
These are fast paced stories with a sympathetic hero and a lot of action and adventure. I highly recommend them all.
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