Daughter of the Sioux, The

By King, Charles

Book Id: WPLBN0002952741
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Reproduction Date: 2009

Title:	Daughter of the Sioux, The
Author:	King, Charles
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Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Daughter of the Sioux, The
Historic Publication Date:	1903
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago King, B. C. (1903). Daughter of the Sioux, The. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.us/

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Charles King (1844 – 1933) was a United States soldier and a distinguished writer. He was the son of Civil War general Rufus King and great grandson of Rufus King, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He graduated from West point in 1866 and served in the Army during the Indian Wars under George Crook. He was wounded in the arm forcing his retirement from the regular army. During this time he became acquainted with Buffalo Bill Cody. King would later write scripts for several of Cody's silent films. King's writings, relating to American Indians, cover a complex range of opinion within his novels. His sympathy for their cause of defending their homelands, and being forced to adopt a new lifestyle, did not stop him from graphically portraying them as savage and barbaric peoples. However, King also used his writings to harshly criticize U.S. government policies that resulted in Indian treaties not being honored and that permitted rampant corruption among government-appointed reservation agents. As a lieutenant in the 5th Cavalry, King was a participant on the American western frontier, who personally fought in battles with Southwestern and Plains Indians and observed government policies first hand. Charles King is credited today with helping to establish the Western novel as a romantic and dramatic genre of American literature, based upon a sturdy foundation of historical realism. (Summary compiled from Wikipedia and THE LIFE OF CHARLES KING by Nathan Bender, Housel Curator, McCracken Research Library within The Buffalo Bill Historical Center.)

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Fiction, Historical Fiction