The Story of Red Feather: A Tale of the American Frontier

"The Story of Red Feather: A Tale of the American Frontier" by Edward Sylvester Ellis is a historical fiction set in the American frontier, telling of Melville and Dorothy’s challenging journey through a land fraught with natural dangers and warring Native Americans. The siblings' visit finds them stalked by a mysterious Sioux warrior. Upon returning home, they discover a letter warning them of upcoming raids from Red Feather, a fierce warrior leading the charge against settlers. Melville and Dot are thrown into a struggle for survival, where they try to escape danger by barricading themselves in their home and using their intelligence to survive the violence of the American frontier in this novel about bravery, loyalty, and human relationships.