{"product_id":"the-indian-agent-paperback","title":"The Indian Agent - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDan O'Brien's earlier award-winning novel \u003cem\u003eThe Contract Surgeon\u003c\/em\u003e introduced readers to Valentine McGillycuddy, a friend of the great war chief Crazy Horse. Through McGillycuddy's eyes, the novel recounts the friendship that so deeply impacted history. It also chronicles the great Sioux Wars, one of the most violent periods in this nation's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Indian Agent\u003c\/em\u003e is the riveting sequel to \u003cem\u003eThe Contract Surgeon\u003c\/em\u003e. After Crazy Horse's death, McGillycuddy went on to become the youngest agent in history for the Red Cloud Agency, renamed the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, of the Oglala Lakota band of the Sioux. Although Red Cloud and McGillycuddy have diametrically opposing views, they have more in common than either suspects. They both love the land, and they both love the past. The politics and the enormous tensions of the early days on the reservation come to life here in fascinating detail, as McGillycuddy (known as \"the most investigated man\" in the government) urges the Sioux to adopt a life of farming. Because he had lived on the vast plains with them, no white man knew better what the Sioux had given up--or understood more fully the impossibility of returning to the old life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of the dynamic history of the plains, \u003cem\u003eThe Indian Agent\u003c\/em\u003e is the true story of the conversion of this land from one of free nomadic people to one of settled commerce--achieved, however, at an unfathomable cost. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDan O'Brien is the author of numerous novels and memoirs, including \u003cem\u003eBuffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Western Heritage Award and selected as the 2009 One Book South Dakota winner. His novels \u003cem\u003eStolen Horses\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEquinox\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Contract Surgeon\u003c\/em\u003e are available from the University of Nebraska Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDan O'Brien is the author of numerous novels and memoirs, including \u003ci\u003eBuffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Western Heritage Award and selected as the 2009 One Book South Dakota winner. His novels \u003ci\u003eStolen Horses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEquinox\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Contract Surgeon\u003c\/i\u003e are available from the University of Nebraska Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.98 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737417158719,"sku":"9780803235885","price":23.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/df6cb9d4bc09c308c7d9ec0f61aaded4.webp?v=1765149913","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-indian-agent-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}