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100 1 _aCastlemon, Harry,
_d1842-1915
245 1 0 _aWinged Arrow's Medicine; Or, The Massacre at Fort Phil Kearney
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-04-06
508 _aProduced by David Edwards, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Winged Arrow's Medicine; Or, The Massacre at Fort Phil Kearney" by Harry Castlemon is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Guy Preston, a young second lieutenant in the cavalry, who is stationed at Fort Phil Kearney during a time of conflict with the Sioux Indians, led by the chief Red Cloud. The narrative delves into the complexities of frontier life, the conflict between settlers and Native Americans, and the tension surrounding impending hostilities. At the start of the novel, Guy Preston is seen undertaking a seemingly innocuous task of hunting prairie chickens, unaware of the brewing danger around him. During his outing, he encounters Winged Arrow, a Sioux youth who speaks fluent English and warns him of an impending massacre intended to take place against the soldiers at the fort. The conversation reveals the deep-seated grievances of the Sioux against the encroaching settlers, emphasizing the harsh realities of broken treaties and loss of land. This meeting sets the stage for the novel's exploration of cultural conflict, bravery, and the chilling events that follow as tensions escalate into violence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aIndians of North America -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aYouth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSoldiers -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aHunting -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aCourage -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aPrisoners -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aYouth and death -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aMassacres -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aAmbition -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aFetterman Fight, Wyo., 1866 -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aRed Cloud's War, 1866-1867 -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aTreaties -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aWyoming -- History -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aFry, W. H.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61767
999 _c102591
_d102591