"The Revenge of Little Crow" is the prequel novel to "Toby Ryker." A pre-release galley and an ebook version are now available from Lulu.com and by clickthrough at www.eagleentertainmentusa.com. This historical fiction novel features Ryker as a scout for the Sixth Minnesota Regiment headquartered at Fort Snelling. As the civil war rages in the south, Ryker finds himself right smack-dab in the middle of the Great Sioux Massacre of August, 1862. Being half Indian himself, Ryker suffers intense anguish over the two sides of this brutal war. The story ends with the hanging of 38 Sioux Indians at Mankato, MN on December 26, 1862. This remains the largest legally sanctioned public execution in the history of the United States, and remains controversial even now, 145 years later.
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