Scarlet Plume (Buckskin Man) - Softcover

Manfred, Frederick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451184238 ISBN 13: 9780451184238

Publisher: Signet, 1995

Widowed and captured during the 1862 clash between the Sioux and white settlers, Judith Raveling finds salvation with Scarlet Plume, the sympathetic nephew of a powerful Sioux chieftain. Reissue.

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 material for his novels. He is the author of twenty-four novels, including a five-volume series, The Buckskin Man Tales, which includes Lord Grizzly, a finalist for the 1954 National Book Award, Conquering Horse, Scarlet Plume, King of Spades, and Riders of Judgment.

Review:

“Scarlet Plume will remain in one’s mind for a long time because his character is so indelibly fixed. This is a compelling story, powerfully written by an experienced craftsman familiar with Indian customs.”—Library Journal (Library Journal)

“[Manfred’s] novel stands with Hal Borland’s When the Legends Die, Mari Sandoz’s Cheyenne Autumn, and Oliver La Farge’s Laughing Boy.”—New York Times Book Review (Marshall Sprague New York Times Book Review)

• Publisher: Signet
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0451184238
• ISBN 13: 9780451184238
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352