Bloody Hand

by Matt Braun

Overview

Bloody Hand

Matt Braun

He found a people who needed his courage…

Born a slave, Jim Beckwirth forged his own path to freedom as a mountain man. But when a wealthy trading company owner offered to pay him to live among the Crow Indians, Beckwirth accepted the deal—and discovered another way of life that changed him forever.

He fought a battle that had to be won…

Here in the Wind River Mountains, amidst blood feuds and blood brothers, he became Bloody Hand, a man sworn to take a hundred scalps—and destined to become the People's greatest warrior—in a life-or-death struggle that shaped the fate of a nation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781466828728
Publisher:	St. Martin''s Publishing Group
Publication date:	05/15/1996
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	255,860
File size:	394 KB

About the Author

Matt Braun is a fourth-generation Westerner, steeped in the tradition and lore of the frontier era. His books reflect a heritage rich with the truths of that bygone time. Raised among the Cherokee and Osage tribes, Braun learned their traditions and culture, and their philosophy became the foundation of his own beliefs. Like his ancestors, he has spent most of his life wandering the mountains and plains of the West. His heritage and his contribution to Western literature resulted in his appointment by the Governor of Oklahoma as a Territorial Marshal.

Braun is the author of more than forty novels and four nonfiction works, including Black Fox, which was made into a CBS miniseries, and One Last Town, which was made into a TNT movie called You Know My Name. Western Writers of America awarded Braun the prestigious Golden Spur Award for The Kincaids.

Matt Braun was the author of more than four dozen novels, and won the Golden Spur Award from the Western Writers of America for The Kincaids. He described himself as a "true westerner"; born in Oklahoma, he was the descendant of a long line of ranchers. He wrote with a passion for historical accuracy and detail that earned him a reputation as the most authentic portrayer of the American West. Braun passed away in 2016.

Editorial Reviews

Matt Braun is a master storyteller of frontier fiction.” —Elmer Kelton

“Braun tackles the big men, the complex personalities of those brave few who were pivotal figures in the settling of an untamed frontier.” —Jory Sherman, author of Grass Kingdom

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