Project Gutenberg 2006-07-30 Public domain in the USA. 134 Chevalier, H. Emile (Henri Emile) 1828 1879 Chevalier, Émile Chevalier, H. Émile (Henri Émile) Chevalier, Henri Emile Chevalier, Emile La Tête-Plate Produced by Rénald Lévesque "La Tête-Plate" by H. Émile Chevalier is a novel written in the late 19th century." The story unfolds in the historical context of Indigenous tribes in North America, particularly focusing on the conflicts between the Chinooks and Clallomes. The opening chapters introduce key characters like the brave Clallome warrior and the enigmatic métis leader Dompteur-de-Buffles, depicting themes of captivity, vengeance, and the brutal realities of tribal warfare. "At the start of the novel, the narrative centers on a scene of intense torture where a Clallome warrior, captured by Chinooks, faces his brutal captors with stoic defiance." As he endures horrific suffering, he taunts his tormentors with memories of past victories over them. The plot reveals the dynamics between various tribes and foreshadows the ongoing theme of revenge and sacrifice as the captors prepare to burn a Clallome woman, Ouaskèma. The introduction of Poignet-d'Acier, an adventurer intent on rescuing her, hints at forthcoming action and conflict amidst a richly detailed setting reflecting tribal customs and tensions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Salish Indians -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: French Literature 467034 2025-08-08T06:58:54.229178 text/html 466855 2025-01-08T07:16:03.663088 text/html 227720 2025-08-08T06:59:01.482179 application/epub+zip 234815 2025-08-08T06:58:56.002236 application/epub+zip 234815 2025-08-08T06:58:54.889164 application/epub+zip 418870 2025-08-08T06:59:05.633155 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386914 2025-08-08T06:59:00.802186 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358265 2022-09-09T06:45:49.197117 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411163 2025-08-08T06:58:53.809204 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 401943 2006-07-30T07:31:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17709 2025-08-08T06:59:05.874130 application/rdf+xml 10147 2025-08-08T06:58:55.397165 image/jpeg 3029 2025-08-08T06:58:55.146161 image/jpeg 156129 2006-07-30T07:31:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 221685 2025-08-08T06:58:54.265183 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia