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Uzziah Mountain Man

Bonham, J. J.2021

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Uzziah and Immanuel are going back to the Rockies and their cabins after returning two young girls back to their family along the Missouri River. They have to pass through Pawnee country. Almost through their tribal territory, they get attacked by Pawnee and must seek cover and try to wait them out. Unfortunately, the Pawnee have the water, while Immanuel and Uzziah have the cover. Three days later, dying of thirst, Immanuel tells Uzziah the story of his original family, the Mandan Indians. Just after that revelation, the Sioux swoop down upon the Pawnee and attack them. Immanuel and Uzziah escape while the two warring bands of Injuns fight to the death.Uzziah will not let the revelation of Immanuel’s original family lie fallow. He insists that they travel to the northwest Mandans. Immanuel resists, but finally gives in as long as they can travel by paddle wheeler. Uzziah resists that form of travel, but Immanuel insists. Onboard the paddle wheeler was a journalist tracking down the story of Immanuel and Uzziah’s amazing escape from the Pinkertons. Uzziah and Immanuel travel under fake names, and get to know the journalist. During an Indian attack on the paddle wheeler, Immanuel slips and says Uzziah’s real name. The journalist hears.The journalist pursues them, and finally gets the real story about what happened. Immanuel must face the truth of his parentage, but will this change the way these two mountain men have lived their lives, or will it be just an enhancement of their bonding?