Conquering Horse

Description

High on a remote butte| a young Sioux waits. Though daring in battle| skillful| and strong| he cannot be a man until his spiritual vision comes. When it appears| he must interpret it correctly to know who he is| and he must deserve it| or continue to be called No Name. No Name has his vision| a glowing white mare who walks among the stars. She tells No Name his destiny and how to achieve it. He must pass through hostile camps| storm| and fire| risk his life many times to become Conquering Horse| chief of the Sioux. Conquering Horse is the first of Frederick Manfred’s five-volume series| the Buckskin Man Tales. Delbert E. Wylder is a professor of English at Murray State University and author of Popular Westerns (1974)| Emerson Hough (1981)| and many articles on Western American literature.