Last Prisoner of the Little Bighorn - Marshall, Joseph M
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It falls to university professor Dr. Gavin Lone Wolf to protect and preserve his family's surprising legacy and to solve a murder on South Dakota's Smokey River Indian Reservation. Set within the framework of the historical Battle of the Little Bighorn (which some might know as Custer's Last Stand), a well-kept secret about the battle is revealed after Gavin's grandmother's death sets in motion a frenzied search for a historical artifact from the battle at the same time a murder investigation is underway to find out who killed a student at Gavin's university. In the process of investigating…mehr

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It falls to university professor Dr. Gavin Lone Wolf to protect and preserve his family's surprising legacy and to solve a murder on South Dakota's Smokey River Indian Reservation. Set within the framework of the historical Battle of the Little Bighorn (which some might know as Custer's Last Stand), a well-kept secret about the battle is revealed after Gavin's grandmother's death sets in motion a frenzied search for a historical artifact from the battle at the same time a murder investigation is underway to find out who killed a student at Gavin's university. In the process of investigating the murder and a long-lost eyewitness account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn from the perspective of a Native participant, we meet Gavin Lone Wolf's family and other characters who appear in the Smokey River Suspense Series. Gavin's twin brother has his own security company in Washington DC; his Uncle Andrew is a medicine man whose wisdom and worldly experience guides Gavin's choices. We meet the dedicated chief and lieutenant of the Smokey River Tribal Police, several surprising villains, and a beautiful Native woman to whom Gavin was engaged who may or may not be back in the picture. Lakota author Joseph M. Marshall III seamlessly blends Native cultural history with contemporary issues, bringing characters to life with his signature capacity for cinematic detail. As an award-winning nonfiction writer who was raised by his grandparents in a Native household on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, Marshall excels at portraying the closeness of extended Native families and the importance of vision quests and reading the meaning of signs in dreams. By the end of the book, we feel we know the Smokey River community and want to know more about them and Gavin Lone Wolf, his family, and his past and future.
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Autorenporträt
Award-winning Sicangu Oglala Lakota author and historian, Joseph M. Marshall III, PhD, is one of the most prolific Native writers in the United States. Raised by his maternal grandparents in a traditional Native household on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, he has written eighteen historical fiction and nonfiction books and narrated his own audio books. He is best known for award-winners "The Lakota Way," "The Journey of Crazy Horse," and "The Day the World Ended at Little Bighorn." His work is informed by his background as a Lakota craftsman, who makes his own Native Lakota bows and arrows; a skilled archer; and specialist in wilderness survival. The accounts of real historical figures along with the events that he experienced on the reservation and heard as a child from his grandparents and their generation of oral storytellers figure prominently in his books. His Native name, given to him at age five, is Ohitiya Otanin, which means "his courage is known."Marshall's accomplishments include co-founding Sinte Gleska University on the Rosebud Reservation; teaching; public speaking; mentoring of indigenous youth; and serving on the Board of Directors of Lakota Youth Development, Inc. He has been a teacher at the high school level and a professor at several colleges and universities, where he taught Native culture, Lakota language and history. He often lectures and speaks on Native issues and topics. In 2022 he received Crazy Horse Memorial(R) Foundation Educator of the Year Award for his lifelong leadership in education and the impact that he continues to make on Indigenous youth and communities. Marshall has served as a cultural and historical consultant and technical advisor on films, television series and documentaries. He appeared as an actor in the television mini-series Return to Lonesome Dove and Into the West as well in documentaries and film. In 2023, he received the Owen Wister Award by Western Writers of America for lifetime contributions to Western literature and was inducted into the Western Writers Hall of Fame.