Description
Paha Sapa, a young Sioux warrior, first encounters General George Armstrong Custer as Custer lies dying on the battlefield at Little Bighorn. He believes--as do the holy men of his tribe--that the legendary general's ghost entered him at that moment and will remain with him until Sapa convinces him to leave.
In BLACK HILLS, Dan Simmons weaves the stories of Paha Sapa and Custer together seamlessly, depicting a violent and tumultuous time in the history of Native Americans and the United States Army. Haunted by the voice of the general his people called "Long Hair," Paha Sapa lives a long life, driven by a dramatic vision he experiences in the Black Hills that are his tribe's homeland. As an explosives worker on the massive Mount Rushmore project, he may finally be rid of his ghosts--on the very day FDR comes to South Dakota to dedicate the Jefferson face.
Author: Dan Simmons
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: 03/23/2011
Pages: 528
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.50d
ISBN13: 9780316006996
ISBN10: 0316006998
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical | General
- Fiction | Fantasy | Historical
- Fiction | Occult & Supernatural
About the Author
Dan Simmons is the Hugo Award-winning author of several novels, including the New York Times bestsellers Olympos and The Terror. He lives in Colorado.