Johnny Redarrow, the son of Johnny Redfeather, leaves his railroad job in Evanston, Wyoming in 1889 to seek his father’s spirit and, along with Mary White Eagle, renews his tribal spirituality by participating in a Cheyenne renewal ceremony.

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Outside a saloon in Evanston, Wyoming on July 2, 1889, a Cheyenne elder, Nahkohemahta’sooma, which means “Spirit Bear” in English, confronts Johnny Redarrow, the son of Johnny Redfeather, the principal character of Raven Mountain: A Mythic Tale, the previous book in the author’s Green River Saga. Spirit Bear, who also calls himself Nesemoo’o, or Spirit Guide, urges Redarrow to abandon his job as a railroad mechanic and begin a search for his father’s spirit. Nesemoo’o and Redarrow venture first to Eagle Canyon, where Johnny Redfeather is buried, and where Redarrow finds his father’s arrows. They then travel to Redfeather’s cabin on Raven Mountain, where Redarrow senses his father’s spirit. They meet Mary White Eagle, the only surviving daughter of Tall Bull, a Cheyenne chief, at Fort Laramie. Guided by his father’s spirit, Redarrow agrees to participate in a Cheyenne ritual of spiritual renewal, accompanied by Mary White Eagle. Includes Readers Guide.

Michael W. Shurgot, PhD, retired as Professor of Humanities from South Puget Sound Community College in Olympia, Washington in 2006. He is co-author, with Rick O’Shea, of Green River Saga (Sunstone, 2020), and author of the sequel, Raven Mountain: A Mythic Tale (Sunstone, 2023). He has published three books on Shakespeare, a memoir, and numerous essays on travel, nature, and baseball. He lives in Seattle where he teaches literature in a senior education program.

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ISBN: 978-1-63293-689-9
128 pp.,$22.95

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