Crow Killer, New Edition

The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson

AvRaymond W. Thorp,Robert Bunker

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

Del i serien Indiana University Press (IPS)

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Beskrivning

The movie Jeremiah Johnson introduced millions to the legendary mountain man, John Johnson. The real Johnson was a far cry from the Redford version. Standing 6'2" in his stocking feet and weighing nearly 250 pounds, he was a mountain man among mountain men, one of the toughest customers on the western frontier. As the story goes, one morning in 1847 Johnson returned to his Rocky Mountain trapper's cabin to find the remains of his murdered Indian wife and her unborn child. He vowed vengeance against an entire Indian tribe. Crow Killer tells of that one-man, decades-long war to avenge his beloved. Whether seen as a realistic glimpse of a long ago, fierce frontier world, or as a mythic retelling of the many tales spun around and by Johnson, Crow Killer is unforgettable. This new edition, redesigned for the first time, features an introduction by western frontier expert Nathan E. Bender and a glossary of Indian tribes.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-01-04
Mått:152 x 224 x 15 mm
Vikt:295 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Indiana University Press (IPS)
Antal sidor:208
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Indiana University Press
ISBN:9780253020833

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Raymond W. Thorp is author of Bowie Knife and Spirit Gun of the West: The Story of Doc W. F. Carver, among other titles.Nathan E. Bender is an independent scholar and consultant in Laramie, Wyoming, who has written extensively on the Old West.

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It's a robust story, almost incredible—a saga of hardship, cruelty and terrible dangers through which John Johnson, tough and shrewd as he undoubtedly was, did not emerge unscathed. This is the stuff of folklore at its authentic best.(New York Times Book Review) . . . [Johnson] emerges as flesh and blood, with the emphasis on blood. His story is the material from which grand opera might be made.(Saturday Review) . . . warrants a place on any shelf of Western Americana.(San Francisco Chronicle) Spectacular to repellent, this is a part of Western life as it must have been. . .(Kirkus Reviews)

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction by Nathan E. BenderForeword by Richard M. DorsonPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart One: The Young Trapper1. The Making of a Legend2. The Hair Merchants3. An Apprenticeship4. A Madness5. Oath of VengeancePart Two: Liver-Eating Johnson6. A Man's Reputation7. Twined Scalps8. Crow Against Flathead9. Winter Holiday, Spring Council10. . . . A Missing ChapterPart Three: A Man Among Men11. The Eighteenth Warrior12. Captive of the Blackfeet13. Mountain-Man Rendezvous14. Boots and Biscuits15. Portuguese Phillips16. A Sioux Liver17. Monument for a Foe's Friend18. Target for Gray BearPart Four: Brother of the Crows19. White Chief of the Shoshoni20. Biscuits for Blackfeet21. A Last Departure22. Mariano and the Ute Chief23. The Piegan Princess24. Eight Scalps for the CrowsPart Five: The Old Trapper25. Burial for Bear Claw26. Sheriff Johnson27. Last Trail28. Lodge by the SeaGlossary of Native Peoples in Crow Killer