Journey to the Far West: A Young Irishman's Journey in Search of Freedom

by Steven Sears

Overview

This is a journey book that spans from Ireland to the Far West in the United States. The Far West is tribal territory west of the the Mississippi. The main characters Eagle Hand, Git and Jack travel by foot and canoe though the eastern United States buying rifles along the way. They live off the land and sleep under the stars. They stay at a Pawnee village as guests of the war chief.They go on a Pawnee buffalo hunt. Jack takes the first steamship up the Missouri to Fort Union a trading fort on the Missouri. Eagle Hand and Git travel with a mule train to the trapper rendezvous in Pierre's Hole. They fight in the battle of Pierre's Hole. Eagle Hand and Git travel through dangerous tribal territory to reach the Mandan village where they will stay for the next book called Evening of the Mandan.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781483588025
Publisher:	BookBaby
Publication date:	11/24/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	200
File size:	561 KB

About the Author

Steven Sears spent twenty-five years in the advertising business ending up as creative director of the Adshop. He also owned two restaurants. Steven is a graduate of Metro State University in communications. Steven has written numerous short stories and this is his first novel.

Table of Contents

Chapter I Journey Across the Sea 1

Chapter II The United States of America, Port of New York 29

Chapter III My Life in New York 45

Chapter IV Journey Through the West 63

Chapter V St. Louis, State of Missouri 103

Chapter VI The Shillelagh 121

Chapter VII Across the Prairie 141

Chapter VIII Skidi Pawnees of the Loup River 169

Chapter IX My Life As A Slave 191

Chapter X The Pawnee Buffalo Hunt 221

Chapter XI The Flight 239

Chapter XII Journey Up The Platte 265

Chapter XIII Pierre's Hole Rendezvous 305

Chapter XIV The Battle of Pierre's Hole 343

Chapter XV Down the Mighty Missouri 369

Acknowledgements 413