Hundred in the Hand

Name: Hundred in the Hand
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Joseph M. Marshall III
ISBN: 9781433229879

Author: Joseph M. Marshall III

Narrator: Joseph M. Marshall III and John Terry

Unabridged: 9 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 04/01/2008

Categories: Fiction, Western

Synopsis

Seeking to complete the compelling story of the American West, bestselling Lakota author Joseph Marshall brings a new slant to the traditional Western: historical fiction written from the Native American viewpoint. This riveting novel takes place during the Battle of the Hundred in the Hand, otherwise known as the Fetterman Massacre of 1866. The story is told through the eyes of Cloud, a dedicated warrior who fights alongside a young Crazy Horse, as well as the white soldiers who mistake Clouds redheaded wife for a captive. Beautifully written and reminiscent of the oral tradition, Hundred in the Hand brings new depth to the story of the battle and the Lakota people.

About Joseph M. Marshall III

Joseph M. Marshall III was born and raised on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota and holds a PhD from the reservation university, which he helped to establish. He is the award-winning author of ten books, and in 2023 was awarded the Owen Wister Award from the Western Writers of American. He has also won a “Nammy” Award, an AudioFile Earphones Award, and the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration. He was named Best American Indian Fiction Writer by True West magazine in 2009. He has contributed to various publications and written several screenplays. His first language is Lakota, he handcrafts primitive Lakota bows and arrows, and he is a specialist in wilderness survival. His work as a cultural and historical consultant can be seen and heard on Turner Network Television and the Dreamworks epic television miniseries “Into the West.”

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tim

“Remember it is better to lay a warrior naked in death than to be wrapped up well with a heart of water inside.” The author tells the story of what history calls The Fetterman Massacre, the first significant defeat of the US army at the hands of the Sioux and Cheyenne from three points of view. There......more

Goodreads review by Patrick

"Most people who are of the Earth live according to the truth that comes from the Earth," the old woman went on. "One truth is to take only what you need. It is a truth that was not always known, but we know it now. A nation of many people needs more land on which to hunt. We took this land because......more

Goodreads review by K.

A window into the Native American view of the coming of pioneers to their lands. Well written and difficult to put down. A true historical drama, told mainly from the perspective of Cloud, a Lakota warrior, though a few sections are seen from the eyes of a white American adventurer, Max Hornsby, who......more