Synopses & Reviews
“MATT BRAUN IS A MASTER STORYTELLER OF FRONTIER HISTORY.”
—Elmer Kelton
He found a people who needed his courage…
Born a slave,Jim Beckwirthforged his own path to freedom as a mountain man. But when a wealthy trading company owner offered to pay him to live among the Crow Indians, Beckwirth acceptedthedeal—and discoveredanother way of life that changed him forever.
He fought a battle that had to be won…
Here in the Wind River Mountains, amidst blood feuds and blood brothers, he became Bloody Hand, a man sworn to take a hundred scalps—and destined to become the People's greatest warrior—in a life-or-death struggle that shaped the fate of a nation.
“BRAUN IS ONE OF THE BEST!”
—Don Coldsmith, author of the Spanish Bit series
Review
"Matt Braun is a master storyteller of frontier fiction."--Elmer Kelton
"Braun tackles the big men, the complex personalities of those brave few who were pivotal figures in the settling of an untamed frontier."--Jory Sherman, author of Grass Kingdom
Synopsis
Bloody Hand
Matt Braun
He found a people who needed his courage
Born a slave, Jim Beckwirthforged his own path to freedom as a mountain man. But when a wealthy trading company owner offered to pay him to live among the Crow Indians, Beckwirth acceptedthedeal and discoveredanother way of life that changed him forever.
He fought a battle that had to be won
Here in the Wind River Mountains, amidst blood feuds and blood brothers, he became Bloody Hand, a man sworn to take a hundred scalps and destined to become the People's greatest warrior in a life-or-death struggle that shaped the fate of a nation.
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Synopsis
When bloody hand's past came calling, he faced a fight for a people's survival-- and for his soul...
He was born a slave and became a mountain man. Then Jim Beckwith accepted the offer of a wealthy trading company owner to live among the Crow Indians and get paid for doing it. But in the Wind River Mountains, amidst blood feuds and blood brothers, he became Bloody Hand, a man sworn to take a hundred scalps-and destined to become the People's greatest warrior in a saga of vengeance and courage.
Synopsis
Bloody Hand
Matt Braun
He found a people who needed his courage…
Born a slave,Jim Beckwirthforged his own path to freedom as a mountain man. But when a wealthy trading company owner offered to pay him to live among the Crow Indians, Beckwirth acceptedthedeal—and discoveredanother way of life that changed him forever.
He fought a battle that had to be won…
Here in the Wind River Mountains, amidst blood feuds and blood brothers, he became Bloody Hand, a man sworn to take a hundred scalps—and destined to become the People's greatest warrior—in a life-or-death struggle that shaped the fate of a nation.
About the Author
Matt Braun is a fourth-generation Westerner, steeped in the tradition and lore of the frontier era. His books reflect a heritage rich with the truths of that bygone time. Raised among the Cherokee and Osage tribes, Braun learned their traditions and culture, and their philosophy became the foundation of his own beliefs. Like his ancestors, he has spent most of his life wandering the mountains and plains of the West. His heritage and his contribution to Western literature resulted in his appointment by the Governor of Oklahoma as a Territorial Marshal.
Braun is the author of more than forty novels and four nonfiction works, including Black Fox, which was made into a CBS miniseries, and One Last Town, which was made into a TNT movie called You Know My Name. Western Writers of America awarded Braun the prestigious Golden Spur Award for The Kincaids.