Paha Sapa, a young Sioux warrior, counts coup on General George Armstrong Custer at the moment Custer lies dying on the battlefield at Little Bighorn. He feels the legendary general's ghost enter him then and will hear that ghost's voice within him for the rest of his life. In Black Hills, Dan Simmons seamlessly weaves together the stories of Paha Sapa, Custer, and the American West, from the Battle of the Little Bighorn up through the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, depicting a violent and tumultuous time in the history of both Native and white Americans. Haunted not only by Custer's ghost but also by his ability to see into the memories and futures of men like the Sioux war-chief Crazy Horse and Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor responsible for Mount Rushmore, Paha Sapa's long life is driven by a dramatic vision he experienced as a boy in his people's sacred Black Hills
Find it on
AmazonReviews
No videos available yet.
News
No news articles linked to this title yet.
- Release Date 02/24/2010
- Authors Dan Simmons, Erik Davies, Michael McConnohie
- Language English
- Company Hachette Book Group; Unabridged edition
- Weight 1.25 pounds
- Dimensions 7.1 x 1.6 x 6.3 inches
Black Hills Lib/E Ratings
Overall
Overall rating of the media
Atmosphere
How immersive and tense is the atmosphere
Gore
Level and quality of gore/violence
Story
Quality of the storyline and plot
Writing
Quality of the written content
Character Development
Depth and growth of characters
Pacing
Flow and timing of the narrative