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The Indian Agent: A Novel
Dan O'brien
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Description for The Indian Agent: A Novel
Paperback. Historical novel about Valentine McGillycuddy and the Sioux as they face political and social challenges on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 maps, 1 chronology. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
Dan O’Brien’s earlier award-winning novel The Contract Surgeon introduced readers to Valentine McGillycuddy, a friend of the great war chief Crazy Horse. Through McGillycuddy’s eyes, the novel recounts the friendship that so deeply impacted history. It also chronicles the great Sioux Wars, one of the most violent periods in this nation’s history.
The Indian Agent is the riveting sequel to The Contract Surgeon. After Crazy Horse’s death, McGillycuddy went on to become the youngest agent in history for the Red Cloud Agency, renamed the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, of the Oglala Lakota band of the Sioux. Although Red Cloud and ... Read more
Dan O’Brien’s earlier award-winning novel The Contract Surgeon introduced readers to Valentine McGillycuddy, a friend of the great war chief Crazy Horse. Through McGillycuddy’s eyes, the novel recounts the friendship that so deeply impacted history. It also chronicles the great Sioux Wars, one of the most violent periods in this nation’s history.
The Indian Agent is the riveting sequel to The Contract Surgeon. After Crazy Horse’s death, McGillycuddy went on to become the youngest agent in history for the Red Cloud Agency, renamed the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, of the Oglala Lakota band of the Sioux. Although Red Cloud and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803235885
SKU
V9780803235885
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About Dan O'brien
Dan O’Brien is the author of numerous novels and memoirs, including Buffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch, winner of the Western Heritage Award and selected as the 2009 One Book South Dakota winner. His novels Stolen Horses, Equinox, and The Contract Surgeon are available from the University of Nebraska Press.
Reviews for The Indian Agent: A Novel
“Well suited to those who like their historical fiction more historical than fictitious.”—Kirkus Reviews “Readers will clamor for a further installment of this well-written, absorbing and deeply affecting story.”—Publishers Weekly