In this post I want to examine what living life continuously on the edge must have been like. It is not get up in a warm house, take the milk out of the refrigerator and put the bread in the toaster. Under normal conditions for Plains Indian peoples, life must have been routine to the extent that you packed up every three weeks and moved to new pastures, but enemies could always attack. When other Indians were the foes, the balance was somewhat even. But when the “cavalry” attacked, the scales were one-sided.
In this novel two teenage boys must make a long journey for which they are not prepared. Staying alive is as much about finding food and water as it is about avoiding being killed or taken captive. Perseverance required a stoic outlook when hardships came one after another. Enjoy!
CHIEF 