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<p><P>The latest in the long-running tale of the beloved mountain man, Barnaby Skye, occurs early in the history of the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, where Skye&#8217;s mixed-blood son, Dirk, teaches school.&#160; A total eclipse of the sun panics the Shoshones, and leads a dour fifteen-year-old boy to rename himself Owl, the most dreaded of all totemic&#160;birds. He begins to stir discontent, teaching a doctrine of freedom from white men, and giving the Shoshones a new dance. <P>&#160;<P>Owl takes his vision of returning to the old ways, free of reservation life, to the people. The Indian agent and soldiers react violently, see insurrection and subversion in it.&#160; Dirk, his own two bloods warring, tries to mediate and only alienates the army, the Indian Bureau, and the Shoshones. <P>&#160;<P>But only Dirk Skye can prevent a massacre.</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>The prolific Wheeler's sad and tragic 18th Skye's West novel (after North Star) is a crushing commentary on the government's shameful treatment of the Shoshone. It's 1878 and redoubtable series hero Barnaby Skye is dead; his son, Dirk, a half-white, half-Shoshone reservation schoolteacher, struggles to teach I

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Author

Wheeler, Richard S.

Publisher

Forge Books

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780765322012

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities

Rating

4.3 / 5 (27 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14