Black Hills: A Novel
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.26 (951 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1600247865 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 139 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Haunted by the voice of the general his people called "Long Hair," Paha Sapa lives a long life, driven by a dramatic vision he experiences in the Black Hills that are his tribe's homeland. Paha Sapa, a young Sioux warrior, first encounters General George Armstrong Custer as Custer lies dying on the battlefield at Little Bighorn. As an explosives worker on the massive Mount Rushmore project, he may finally be rid of his ghosts--on the very day FDR comes to South Dakota to dedicate the Jefferson face.. He believes--as do the holy men of his tribe--that the legendary general's ghost entered him at that moment and will remain with him until Sapa convinces him to leave.In BLACK HILLS, Dan Simmons weaves the stories of Pah
"Wonderful!!" according to truesdal. Dan Simmons did his research in order to write this book. He researched the Lakota language, customs, and beliefs extensively. Of course, it involves Custer, but in a unique way. The time goes back and forth between the late 1800s and early to mid 1900s. Superbly told. I cried the last 50 pages or so becoming emotionally involved. Wonderful!!. Robert D. Moore said Another Great Read from Dan Simmons!!. If you like Historical fiction, and you would like to learn a lot about the Black Hills a little over 100 years ago, you will enjoy this read.Dan Simmons is my favorite author, and I can"t remember ever giving him a poor review, but I honestly believe that you will enjoy reading him too! Robert D Moore. I've been a fan of Dan Simmons for years and Travis I've been a fan of Dan Simmons for years and this one is imaginative and unique even by his standards. What a strange and interesting book.
6-city author tour. The action leaps around in time to illustrate the arc of Sapa's life, but focuses on 1936, when, as a septuagenarian, he plots to blow up the monuments on Mount Rushmore in time for a visit to the site by FDR to atone for his role in constructing the stone likenesses. In his ability to create complex characters and pair them with suspenseful situations, Simmons stands almost unmatched among his contemporaries. . All rights reserved. In the author's retelling of Custer's last stand at the Little Big Horn in 1876, the dying general's ghost enters the body of Paha Sapa, a 10-year-old Sioux warrior who's able to see both the past and th