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Eli McCullough, a thirteen‑year‑old settler, is seized by a Comanche raiding party during a homestead siege. Quick‑witted and resilient, he learns their ways and is adopted by the tribe’s chief. Eli takes on the role of warrior and hunter, fighting rival Indians and white men alike.
When the tribe faces devastating disease, starvation, and the relentless advance of armed Americans, Eli’s once‑steady world collapses. Stripped of the support of both his adopted and biological communities, he must confront a complex identity that is neither fully Indian nor fully white. His journey—fraught with hardship, loss, and determination—shapes the lives of generations that follow.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Western Fiction/Historical Western
Authors: Philipp Meyer
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