Chief of Thieves A Novel edition by Steven W Kohlhagen Literature Fiction eBooks
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August 1863 finds two con artists traveling with their embezzled cash to build their dream ranch in Washington Territory. But some Cheyenne Indians have different plans for those white settlers heading west, plans that cause the story of our con artists to become three stories. Chief of Thieves, the sequel to Kohlhagen’s Where They Bury You, takes the reader into the disasters of early Western ranch life and the births of lawless Wyoming towns; inside Cheyenne villages and tipis, where this hunting civilization of people, called “the greatest horsemen and cavalry the world ever saw,” lived, raided, and were attacked and massacred as they slept; and into the relentlessly driven lives, internal conflicts, and battles of George Armstrong Custer and his Seventh Cavalry. The three stories interweave at an ever-quickening pace, from Colorado negotiations to battles in Oregon, Wyoming. Kansas, and what is now Montana, including the massacres at Sand Creek and the Washita River, before culminating on a beautiful June 1876 day on the Little Bighorn River. Custer’s Little Bighorn decisions under fire in real time become understandable on these pages as death comes to historical and fictional characters, con artists, U.S. soldiers, and Cheyenne alike, and the three stories merge climactically on that fateful day in American history. Chief of Thieves is based on the factual story of how Lieutenant Augustyn P. Damours conned the U.S. Army, the Catholic Church, and the New Mexico Territory out of millions of today’s dollars.
Chief of Thieves A Novel edition by Steven W Kohlhagen Literature Fiction eBooks
This is a fun and interesting read about a period in American history that maybe doesnt get a lot of attention. Though a fiction, the author has woven the characters through a period of history and factual characters to provide a realistic scenario. The fictional characters are placed in historical scenarios and used to describe the events at the time. If you are interested in the American west during 1860-1875 and the Indian wars, you will enjoy this book.Product details
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Chief of Thieves A Novel edition by Steven W Kohlhagen Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Steven Kohlhagen’s historical novel „Chief of Thieves“ is the sequel to “Where They Bury You” and deals with the events in the years after the American Civil War ended in the Southwest of the USA. In the Territories of New Mexico and Colorado fighting among the Americans ended in 1863 but the Indian wars continued. Here Steven Kohlhagen brings back history by trying to make the reader understand the decisions of the protagonists. But he also highlights the plight of the Indians, whose land was stolen, who were to be destroyed und who fought back. The last chapter deals with the Battle of the Little Bighorn 1876, which was won by the Indians, but which could not defend their freedom eventually. But Steven Kohlhagen does not only retell the big events of American history. There are the gold diggers, con artists, adventurers, fortune hunters, farmers, who all flock into the former Indian country. By means of their fates the author explains how this former Indian land was turned into modern American states. Moreover, it is not only historical facts that the story focuses on, it is also the land of the Southwest that plays an important role.
On the whole you can read a very entertaining, instructive and intelligently told story.
I read the first book Where They Bury You and got so caught up in the lives of the characters and the history that I just had to delve immediately into this sequel. The sequel in my opinion is even better than the first book because of the turbulence in the country, and especially in New Mexico in the years just after the Civil War. It was a crazy, bloody period in our history that this book brings to life via characters both real and fictional. It was fascinating for me, too, since my ancestors were pioneers, many of whom are buried in Texas Hill Country. I spent many years in New Mexico during my childhood and have fond memories of the land there.
The story telling kept me reading far into the night. The characters and the events of the period seemed so real they became friends I was sorry to say goodbye to at the end.
Amazing reading that is filled with authentic historical details ; Western conflict. If you love historical fiction of the mid to late 1800's then you really won't want to miss these two books.
I was given a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Reviewed by Laurie-J,
Where They Bury You brought the history of the Southwest to life in a way no textbook ever has for me. There was something almost magical about Steven Kohlhagen’s character development and broad understanding of the subject.
The follow-up, Chief of Thieves, for me was an even more captivating read. When I want a book close by so I can read even another paragraph in a down moment, that book has my attention. Something about Kohlhagen’s writing bears the mark of a brilliant storyteller…almost a lost art among us Anglos. Perhaps the Native Americans maintain a bit of that in order to preserve what’s left of their cultures.
I now want history taught the way Steven Kohlhagen teaches – through story and by sharing the insights from both sides of situations. This book transcends flag-waving and cheers to deliver an understanding of both sides in conflicts between Indians, American settlers and the army right after the Civil War.
Chief of Thieves culminates in a vivid depiction of the battle of Little Big Horn. The story comes from enough camera angles so it makes absolute sense.
This is a compelling story of life in America’s southwest in the late 1800’s. Even better, it’s an easy read following the lives of our ancestors and maybe for the first time, understanding how they thought about life.
Really enjoyed Steve's second novel in this genre, keeps getting better! Clearly well-researched, but more interesting to me is the exploration and thoughtfulness that went into teasing out one of the different possibilities which the history suggests. Don't forget to go through the questions the old teacher couldn't resist posing at the conclusion!
All of Steve Kohlhagen's books are well-researched and well-written. Both entertaining and informative. Of course, they are historical fiction and should not be taken literally.
This is a fun and interesting read about a period in American history that maybe doesnt get a lot of attention. Though a fiction, the author has woven the characters through a period of history and factual characters to provide a realistic scenario. The fictional characters are placed in historical scenarios and used to describe the events at the time. If you are interested in the American west during 1860-1875 and the Indian wars, you will enjoy this book.
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