The saga of Death-Trap Canyon
Subtitle: a novel
By: by Franklin Hyrum Smith ; with illustrations by Tami Hubbard Zobell
Contributors: Zobell, Tami Hubbard
Publisher: Trafford Pub.
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Victoria, B.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9781552129418
Subjects: Indians of North America; Juvenile fiction; Indiens d'Amérique; Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
Description: The story of Red Squirrel, a half-breed Indian orphan whi is adopted by the old chief, Fox Eyes, of the Blackfoot Confederacy in Alberta, Canada. Upon the death of the old chief, Red Squirrel inherits his chieftaincy, but is challenged by Long Crane, also the son of a chief. The story is the struggle between Red Squirrel and Long Crane for the leadership of the Blackfoot Confederacy. The Mighty Council sets a series of tests for Red Squirrel to prove himself worthy.
Table of contents: title: A traitor in my territory; title: A suspicion is born; title: I fight for my life; title: A conversation by the way; title: A year for the record; title: The journey; title: Trapped; title: The renegades; title: The long wait; title: The hailstorm; title: In the land of the pygmies; title: Prison; title: Spider mountain; title: On the summit; title: Behind the falls; title: Back to the lake; title: An account settled; title: In the caverns; title: The challenge; title: An abortive journey; title: Six-toed Pete; title: The desperadoes; title: Chief Fish Head; title: The search; title: The ordeal; title: The witch; title: Sunflower; title: A promise kept; title: The ghost village; title: Death-Trap Canyon again; title: The countdown; title: The showdown.