The wolf and the buffalo
By: Elmer Kelton
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Toronto; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9780553226591
Subjects: United States. Army. Army; United States; African American troops; Fiction
Description: Post Civil War novel dealing with the struggle of the Indians against the tide of white settlers. Gray Horse, "the Wolf," a young Comanche warrior, leads his people against the settlers. Gideon Ledbetter, an ex-slave, is recruited by the white man's army to join a regiment of black cavalry that became known as the buffalo soldiers. Gideon sets aside his private hatreds to become a great soldier and leader of men.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 374).