In the spring of 1877, Chief Sitting Bull leads his Lakota people north to safety, in the Wood Mountain region of the North-West Territories. The People seek security and sustenance. They seek a home to call their own. As Sitting Bull’s people travel north, an inept homesteader called Otto goes south. Unskilled with a rifle and uninformed in the arena of politics, Ott wouldn’t know a Lakota Sioux from a Blackfoot. He is oblivious to the American army’s pursuit of the Sioux peoples. Only one thing is clear to the bumbling homesteader: the need to transport his granpappy’s corpse across the border to its eternal resting place, alongside dear departed Granny. Nothing short of death will prevent Ott from taking this journey.

Craig is a history and literature teacher in small town Saskatchewan. He and his wife enjoy solving world problems over a glass of wine with friends. They spend considerable time in the whirlwind of their children’s activities. Craig likes a good book when time permits, and he will pick at his guitar when no one is around to hear.

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This is a highly entertaining western about a likeable fool. I enjoyed the subtle bits of humour. Sitting Bull and the Lakota nation are portrayed in a mysterious, captivating light. Would recommend to readers of historical fiction.

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