Happy Hunting Grounds [Paperback]

Here is a story, in thinly disguised fictional form, of Plains Indians, especially a Cheyenne chief, Whirlwindhis manner of life, his beliefs, and particularly, his love of his son. The villain is a Mandan who is given refuge in the Cheyenne camp and then wreaks havoc with the lives of his hosts. He causes a battle with the Sioux, steals the chiefs favorite wife, and slays the chiefs young son. Whirlwinds revenge for the death of his beloved son provides a dramatic climax.

Happy Hunting Grounds recaptures Cheyenne life on the plains. The battles, celebrations, and lifeways of the IndiansSioux, Cheyennes, and Mandansare accurately and graphically portrayed.?This volume is illustrated with drawings and paintings by Frederick Weygold, reflecting his own long association with the Plains tribes.???????