Yellow Cat
Yellow Cat by George Simone
Yellow Cat explores the conflicts that led to the near extinction of the Apaches, the Indians who called themselves The People, during the 1870s. The story is driven by three protagonists: Yellow Cat, visionary warrior, who leads The People against encroaching White Eyes; General Crowe, Christian soldier, whose efforts toward peace meet political doom; and Indian Agent Osprey, who seeks to perpetuate a personally lucrative conflict. Sometimes aiding, and sometimes thwarting the aims of the protagonists, are:The G’an, animistic guardians of The People; Two Foxes, Yellow Cat’s sister, who becomes the Bride of the Sun; Chaco, traitor to The People; and Red Grass Rising, shamaness, leader of The People, and friend of the G’an; and enforcement officer Walter, who may be related to The Prince of Fire.
Yellow Cat is the cymbal clash of a war between cultures whose reverberations continue to ring
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Reviewer’s comments
(excerpted from Amazon.com) include:
“Simone captures the magical world view of the Native American better than any other author I know who does not romanticize the conflicts of the American West.”
-Paul Whiting, Folsom, CA
“A great read for Native American history lovers. A compelling and believable story… Mr. Simone provides a wonderful insight of Native American culture and spirituality as well as … characters to love and hate and beautiful descriptions of the Southwestern landscape.”
-Marianne C. Wood, Lake Forest, IL
“If you like a good story, with some authentic history mixed in, you’ll like this book. I especially enjoyed the mystical aspect, although at first I was afraid I would have to buy into a bunch of New Age stuff. I didn’t-it was realistic and cool. There were some powerful scenes.”
-A reader (anon.) from Austin, TX