About this ebook
Faced with the possibility of a full-scale war uniting all the tribes in the area, Walsh laid down the law to Sitting Bull, promising to help the Sioux with food and ammunition strictly for hunting. Walsh was in command of the situationbut only because Sitting Bull recognized him as a true friend who would do everything possible to help the Sioux. Although the Americans wanted the Sioux back and the Canadians wanted them to go back, the Canadian government was bound by its promise to grant refuge to the Indians as long as they obeyed the law.
Narrating actual events and depicting Sitting Bull and his followers, this historical novel describes the war against the Sioux and other tribes in the late nineteenth century.
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About the author
Robert Stewart, Canadian, was passionate about his country’s history. Born in Northern Ontario, he spent most of his life in Montreal. His earlier book, Sam Steele, Lion of the Frontier, told the story of the North-West Mounted Police and their march across the wilderness of the country to establish law and order and get rid of the American whiskey traders around Fort Whoop-Up.
