Tie My Bones to Her Back: A NovelAfter her parents’ deaths and the recession force her out of her home in 1873, Jenny Dousmann heads for the Wild West. She knows that if she can find her brother, Otto, a Civil War veteran, he’ll take care of her. When they finally reunite, Jenny is surprised to find that Otto has been working as a buffalo hunter and is struggling even to support himself. The number of hunters in the West has increased rapidly, and buffalo has become scarce. To make matters worse, the whites and the native Indians are constantly at war, putting everyone in the area in danger. Their first winter alone in the West is devastating: Jenny is raped by two US soldiers passing through the area, while Otto is crippled during a blizzard. They are discovered, near death, by a member of a nearby Cheyenne tribe. Two Shields is an Indian buffalo skinner, and he vows to keep them safe. To do so, Two Shields asks them to become members of his tribe. He promises to teach them how to hunt like his people and to live simply on the land. Jenny and Otto must decide if they should continue to depend on only each other or if they should put their lives in the hands of a man who is supposed to be their enemy. Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction that takes place in the old West. Westerns—books about outlaws, sheriffs, chiefs and warriors, cowboys and Indians—are a genre in which we publish regularly. Our list includes international bestselling authors like Zane Gray and Louis L’Amour, and many more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home. |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
antelope anyway arrow Badger barrel belly beside Black Hat blood blue buffalo bull bullet butte called camp Captain McKay cartridge Cheyenne Cimarron cold couldn’t Crazy Cut Ear dead Dodge Dousmann Elk Soldiers face feet fight fire Fort Dodge Gatling girl grass gunsmoke hair hand he’d head herd hide horns horses hump hunt Indians Iron Brigade Jenny thought Jenny’s killed Kiowas knew knife Lame Deer laughed legs Little Wolf looked Maheo man’s meat Milo morning mules night Otto Otto’s pony prairie pulled Raleigh ride rifle River rode Sa-sis-e-tas scalp Sharps Shields shoot shot shoulder Sir Harry skin smell smiled smoke Smoky Hill River snow spiders stood Strongheart sure Sykes tepee There’s they’d told Tom’s took trail travois U.S. Army Vixen wagon walked watched What’s Wieland wind Wolf Chief wolves woman Yarner Yellow Eyes Zeke