The Last Of The Chiefs A Story Of The Great Sioux War

"The Last Of The Chiefs" is a novel by Joseph A. Altsheler that tells the story of two brothers, Richard and Albert Howard, who leave their Illinois farm to seek their fortune in California. Richard is big and strong, but his younger brother is delicate and suffers from exhaustion due to the grueling journey across the prairie. The two encounter a rough and unpleasant group of travelers who are ma...