Happy Hunting Grounds (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780806115436)

Here is a story, in thinly disguised fictional form, of Plains Indians, especially a Cheyenne chief, Whirlwind--his 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 chief's favorite wife, and slays the chief's young son. Whirlwind's 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 Indians--Sioux, Cheyennes, and Mandans--are accurately and graphically portrayed. This volume is illustrated with drawings and paintings by Frederick Weygold, reflecting his own long association with the Plains tribes.


Author: Stanley Vestal
ISBN-10: 0806115432
ISBN-13: 9780806115436
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Language: English
Published: 08/15/1975
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.55d