| White Indian Boy: My Life Among The Shoshones Contributor(s): Wilson, Elijah Nicholas (Author) |
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ISBN: 094159971X ISBN-13: 9780941599719 Publisher: Piccadilly Books OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Literary Collections - Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 6" W x 9" (0.47 lbs) 152 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Geographic Orientation - Wyoming |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the true story of a pioneer boy who crossed the Great Plains by ox-team with his parents to a settlement in the Great Salt Lake basin. Unhappy with his circumstances, 11-year-old Nick Wilson ran away from home with an Indian who had befriended him. Nick spent the next two years with the Shoshone learning their language and culture and developing the skills of a hunter. He participated in buffalo hunts, fought off grizzly bears, witnessed Indian wars, and even survived being shot in the head with an arrow and left to die. Later, he became a trapper, Pony Express rider, stagecoach driver, army scout, and interpreter. He was often called to track down and negotiate peace with renegade Indians who had fled the reservation and threatened war. He found himself in danger numerous times and participated in many skirmishes with both Indians and outlaws. Growing up among the Shoshones taught him the skills he needed to survive the rough and wild west. |
