{"product_id":"2940013269927","title":"THE GREAT SIOUX TRAIL","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER                        PAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    I THE SIOUX WARNING            1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   II THE NARROW ESCAPE           25\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  III THE LITTLE GIANT            53\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   IV THE FLIGHT                  84\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    V THE WHITE DOME             111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   VI THE OUTLAW                 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  VII THE BEAVER HUNTER          157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e VIII THE MOUNTAIN RAM           177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   IX THE BUFFALO MARCH          199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    X THE WAR CLUB'S FALL        229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   XI THE YOUNG SLAVE            246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  XII THE CAPTIVE'S RISE         266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e XIII THE REWARD OF MERIT        290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  XIV THE DREADFUL NIGHT         315\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE GREAT SIOUX TRAIL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE SIOUX WARNING\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe scene cast a singular spell, uncanny and exciting, over young\u003cbr\u003eClarke. The sweep of plains on one side, and on the other the dim\u003cbr\u003eoutline of mountains behind which a blood-red sun was sinking, gave it a\u003cbr\u003esetting at once majestic and full of menace. The horizon, as the\u003cbr\u003etwilight spread over its whole surface, suggested the wilderness, the\u003cbr\u003eunknown and many dangers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe drama passing before his eyes deepened and intensified his feeling\u003cbr\u003ethat he was surrounded by the unusual. The fire burned low, the creeping\u003cbr\u003edusk reached the edge of the thin forest to the right, and soon, with\u003cbr\u003ethe dying of the flames, it would envelop the figures of both Sioux and\u003cbr\u003esoldiers. Will's gaze had roved from one to another, but now it remained\u003cbr\u003efixed upon the chief, who was speaking with all the fire, passion and\u003cbr\u003eeloquence so often characteristic of the great Indian leaders. He was\u003cbr\u003etoo far away to hear the words, as only the officers of the troop were\u003cbr\u003eallowed at the conference, but he knew they were heavy with import, and\u003cbr\u003ethe pulses in his temples beat hard and fast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Who is the Indian chief?\" he said to Boyd, the scout and hunter, who\u003cbr\u003estood by his side. \"He seems to be a man.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"He is,\" replied Boyd with emphasis. \"He's a man, and a great man, too.\u003cbr\u003eThat's Red Cloud, the war chief of the Ogalala Sioux, Mahpeyalute, they\u003cbr\u003ecall him in their language, one of the bravest warriors that ever lived,\u003cbr\u003eand a thinker, as well. If he'd been born white he'd be governor of a\u003cbr\u003ebig state by this time, and later on he might become president of 'em\u003cbr\u003eall.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I've heard of him. He's one of our most dangerous enemies.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"So he is, Will. It's because he thinks we're going to spread over the\u003cbr\u003eSioux country--in which he's right--and not because he hates us as men.\u003cbr\u003eI've known him in more peaceful times, and we've done each other good\u003cbr\u003eturns, but under that black hair of his beats a brain that can look far\u003cbr\u003eahead and plan. He means to close to us the main trail through the Sioux\u003cbr\u003ecountry, and the Sioux range running halfway across the continent, and\u003cbr\u003ehalfway from Canada to Mexico. Mountain and plain alike are theirs.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I can't keep from having a certain sympathy with him, Jim. It's but\u003cbr\u003enatural that they should want to keep the forests and the great buffalo\u003cbr\u003eranges.\"","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166300750064,"sku":"2940013269927","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013269927_p0.jpg?v=1763578980","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013269927","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}