Conquering Horse

by Frederick Manfred, Delbert E. Wylder (Foreword by), Charles L. Woodard (Introduction)

Overview

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, risking 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803255883
Publisher:	UNP - Bison Books
Publication date:	11/01/2013
Series:	Bison Classic Editions
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	382
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Frederick Manfred (1912–94) grew up on a farm in Iowa with six brothers, attended Calvin College in Michigan, and then hitchhiked for two years across America, which provided him with rich materials for his writing. His twenty-five novels include the five-volume series The Buckskin Man Tales, of which Lord Grizzly and Scarlet Plume are also available in Bison Books editions. Manfred also published volumes of poetry, short stories, and essays. Delbert E. Wylder (1923–2004) was one of the founding members of the Western Literature Association and is the author of Popular Westerns and Emerson Hough. Charles L. Woodard is a distinguished professor of English at South Dakota State University and the author of Peril and Promise: Essays on Community in South Dakota and Beyond.

Table of Contents

Part One - The Torment
Part Two - The Vision
Part Three - The Chase
Part Four - The Fathers

Editorial Reviews

"Mr. Manfred's novel carries the feel of open country, of grass and wind, sun and rain, moonlight and starlight. . . . It is harshly real."—New York Herald Tribune

New York Herald Tribune

“His narrative has in it both the kick of actual life and the power of vision. . . . A fine and attractive story.”—New York Times

New York Times

“Mr. Manfred’s novel carries the feel of open country, of grass and wind, sun and rain, moonlight and starlight. . . . It is harshly real.”—New York Herald Tribune
 
 

New York Herald

“Manfred has woven a wondrously complex story of a young Sioux warrior’s search for the inner core of manhood’s dignity—the ability to live with oneself.”—San Francisco Chronicle
 

San Francisco Chronicle

“Manfred has woven a wondrously complex story of a young Sioux warrior’s search for the inner core of manhood’s dignity—the ability to live with oneself.”—San Francisco Chronicle
 

San Francisco Chronicle