{"product_id":"conquering-horse-paperback","title":"Conquering Horse - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrederick Manfred\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDelbert E. Wylder\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eCharles L. Woodard\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigh on a remote butte, a young Sioux waits. Though daring in battle, skillful, and strong, he cannot be a man until his spiritual vision comes. When it appears, he must interpret it correctly to know who he is, and he must deserve it or continue to be called No Name. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo Name has his vision, a glowing white mare who walks among the stars. She tells No Name his destiny and how to achieve it. He must pass through hostile camps, storm, and fire, risking his life many times to become Conquering Horse, chief of the Sioux.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConquering Horse\u003c\/i\u003e is the first of Frederick Manfred's five-volume series, The Buckskin Man Tales.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrederick Manfred (1912-94) grew up on a farm in Iowa with six brothers, attended Calvin College in Michigan, and then hitchhiked for two years across America, which provided him with rich materials for his writing. His twenty-five novels include the five-volume series The Buckskin Man Tales, of which \u003ci\u003eLord Grizzly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eScarlet Plume\u003c\/i\u003e are also available in Bison Books editions. Manfred also published volumes of poetry, short stories, and essays. Delbert E. Wylder (1923-2004) was one of the founding members of the Western Literature Association and is the author of \u003ci\u003ePopular Westerns\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEmerson Hough\u003c\/i\u003e. Charles L. Woodard is a distinguished professor of English at South Dakota State University and the author of \u003ci\u003ePeril and Promise: Essays on Community in South Dakota and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 382\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42722901983295,"sku":"9780803245242","price":29.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/062f31ae671aa7cc9f139d45f2936382.webp?v=1765097344","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/conquering-horse-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}