John Colter’s Favorite Mistake

John Colter’s Favorite Mistake

Screeching and yelling “like so many devils,” the Blackfeet grabbed at the driftwood raft hovering above the swimming naked man. Although humiliated by the Indians’ sport of having him strip and run for his life as a warrior chased after him, John Colter was a clever...
Madonna of the Western Trails

Madonna of the Western Trails

Dragging a weary child and cradling a baby, she knew how to fire a weapon and kept her gun close. Just exactly where she was going, she didn’t know. Neither did any of the women next to her—those of European descent, religious, devoted to family. She faced danger from...