When Paha Sapa, a young Sioux warrior, "counts coup" on General George Armstrong Custer as Custer lies dying on the battlefield at the Little Bighorn, the legendary general's ghost enters him - and his voice will speak to him for the rest of his event-filled life.
Seamlessly weaving together the stories of Paha Sapa, Custer, and the American West, Dan Simmons depicts a tumultuous time in the history of both Native and white Americans. Haunted by Custer's ghost, and also by his ability to see into the memories and futures of legendary men like Sioux war-chief Crazy Horse, Paha Sapa's long life is driven by a dramatic vision he experienced as a boy in his people's sacred Black Hills. In August of 1936, a dynamite worker on the massive Mount Rushmore project, Paha Sapa plans to silence his ghost forever and reclaim his people's legacy-on the very day FDR comes to Mount Rushmore to dedicate the Jefferson face.
My thoughts
BLACK HILLS by Dan Simmons is an unique story of a young Indian boy, Paha Sapa who at the end of the Battle of Little Big Horn, touches the dying George Amstrong Custer. Custer’s spirit enters Paha’s body and we watch as Paha Sapa works on the Mount Rushmore project determined to sabotage and stop it. Simmons has written a excellent story with fascinating historical events and at first confused me with the time jumping back and but enthralled me with quite an enthralling character even if he was haunted by Custer’s ghost.
Disclaimer: I received this book for review from Miriam Parker at the Hachette Book Group. I received no compensation for my review.
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