Description: "Barnaby Skye, the former Royal Navy Captain turned trapper, has been offered a lucrative proposal from the U.S. government. His intimate relations with many Indian tribes, and his marriages to their women, have landed him a job as scout and translator for the government's Indian Affairs Department. The proposal he must present to the natives: a lopsided treaty in favor of the colonists or certain annihilation"--Back cover.
Brief description:
Richard S. Wheeler (1935-2019) wrote over fifty novels and several short stories. He won six Spur Awards (for Fool's Coach, Sierra, Masterson, Drum's Ring, Vengeance Valley, and The Canyon of Bones) and the Owen Wister Award for lifetime achievement in the field of western literature. His series include Skye's West and The Witness.
Before turning to fiction he was a newsman and book editor. Wheeler lived in the literary and film community of Livingston, Montana.Review Quotes:
"Nobody does it better!" --The Round-Up Quarterly
"Rousing western adventure with good characters, good humor, and good writing" --Rocky Mountain News "Wheeler now joins the ranks of Larry McMurtry, Glendon Swarthout, Tony Hillerman, and Dorothy Johnson." --Billings Gazette