They come in all colors by malcolm hansen

Paulette Jiles’ extensive research is evident in this novelization of the life of Britt Johnson. Neither side was satisfied with the peaceful coexistence which Samuel Hammond felt was their only answer. The Kiowa and Comanche people did not understand the value of farming the land.

The United States did not understand the needs of the Plains Indians. Army and the fierce Plains Indians the value of peace. He became increasingly frustrated while trying to teach both the U.S. Samuel Hammond, a young Quaker, was sent to Oklahoma to be the Indian agent to the tribes of the Plains. He was aided in this quest by Tissoyo, a young, mischievous Comanche whom he befriended along the way. Britt set out across an unknown wilderness alone to bring back what was left of his family.

His oldest son was killed and his wife and two other children were taken captive.

Soon after they arrived in Texas, Britt lost his family in a Kiowa and Comanche raid. Freedman Britt Johnson, his wife, and their three children left their home in Kentucky to homestead on the North Texas plains at the end of the Civil War.