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The white Indian boy : $b The story of Uncle Nick among the Shoshones

By Elijah Nicholas Wilson

(3.5 stars) β€’ 10 reviews

Captured between two worlds, a young pioneer recounts his remarkable life among the Shoshones, sharing tales of adventure, danger, and cultural exchange on the American frontier.

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2023-11-12
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Summary

"The White Indian Boy: The Story of Uncle Nick Among the Shoshones" by E. N. Wilson is a journey into the American frontier, recounting the life of Uncle Nick Wilson, who was adopted by the Shoshone tribe as a young boy,. The narrative explores interaction of Native American life through the personal, vivid, and adventurous experiences of a pioneer. The opening introduces Uncle Nick, a Wyoming resident that endured hardship and Native American conflicts, and sets the stage to highlight the challenges and encounters that shaped Uncle Nick's life, including cultural exchange, survival and the difficulties of living between two worlds, as told through his engaging stories.

About the Author

Elijah Nicholas Wilson was known as "Yagaiki" when among the Shoshones, and in his later years as "Uncle Nick" when entertaining young children with his adventurous exploits. He was a Mormon American pioneer, childhood runaway, "adopted" brother of Shoshone Chief Washakie, Pony Express rider for the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company, stagecoach driver for Ben Holloday's Overland Stage, blacksmith, prison guard, farmer, Mormon bishop, prison inmate, carpenter/cabinet maker, fiddler, trader, trapper, and "frontier doctor".

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