The Heartsong of Charging Elk

Welch's novel is about a young Sioux boy, Charging Elk, an expert horseman and a witness to the massacre at Little Big Horn. Discovered by Buffalo Bill, he becomes a star rider in his Wild West show. The show goes on tour in Europe, where they are a huge hit. Life is good until Charging Elk becomes ill and lands in a Marseille hospital while the show goes on without him. Upon his release into that decadent and dangerous city, the boy becomes involved in the demi-monde when he falls in love with a prostitute. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.