Tulsa, OK (1888PressRelease)
March 14, 2007 - Oklahoma author and narrator Charles Philpott has opened a rare portal to the turbulent and obscure era of post Civil War Indian Territory history in his new thriller: 1876 White Bear, A Cheyenne Dog Soldier. The book is a fascinating collage of fact and riveting fiction.
Although many Americans are aware of the general atrocities suffered by Native Americans during the late 1800s, Philpott brings historic detail into brilliant focus in his story. Readers take an adventurous, cliff-hanging journey from the Texas Panhandle to old Chicago, on to Fort Sill, and finally to the Colorado Rockies in this murder mystery.
Young White Bear barely survived the decimation of his family and tribe at Sand Creek, Colorado, and the Washita River in what was to become Oklahoma. Cruelly enslaved as a small child, he escapes his captors and methodically trains with a legendary Cheyenne Brave to become one of the most elite and feared Native American warriors of all time: a Cheyenne Dog Soldier. White Bear gives two Texas lawmen, the famous Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th Cavalry, cunning Comanche scouts and a renowned criminal investigations specialist a run for their lives.
Mr. Philpott unfolds the trials of both the settlers and the vanishing Native American tribes in his panoramic portrayal. His characters are animated and transparent—from the Texas Panhandle lawmen that find their towns in peril from an unknown, horrific enemy to the heroic Cheyenne youngster who witnesses his family slaughtered before his eyes. Forsaking all bias, the author maintains his place as the fireside storyteller, weaving a memorizing tale of fact, fury, revenge, friendship, and forgiveness.
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Charles ( @ ) charlesphilpott dot com
