Project Gutenberg 2010-06-30 Public domain in the USA. 243 Tileston, Merrill 02018455 Chiquita, an American Novel: The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter Produced by Mark C Orton, Carol Ann Brown, Linda McKeown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Chiquita, an American Novel: The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter" by Merrill Tileston is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. It explores themes of culture clash and identity through the eyes of Jack Sheppard, a young man navigating life on the American frontier. The story is set against the backdrop of Ute Indian culture and the challenges faced during the encroachment of settlers and trappers into their lands, with a focus on the character Chiquita, the daughter of a Ute chief. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Jack Sheppard, who is born in a quaint New England setting but eventually finds himself in the rugged landscape of the American West. He grows up amid charm and simplicity, influenced by the virtues of self-reliance and integrity instilled by his family. As he matures, Jack becomes part of the wilderness life, ultimately learning about the complexities of Indigenous cultures, particularly through his interactions with Yamanatz and his daughter, Chiquita. The opening chapters set the stage for Jack's journey of self-discovery and the impending challenges posed by both external threats and personal relationships shaped by the clashing worlds of settlers and Native Americans. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Indian women -- Fiction Ute Indians -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature 437499 2025-08-13T11:08:48.722355 text/html 435321 2010-06-30T14:41:18 text/html 526005 2025-08-13T11:08:57.535279 application/epub+zip 530688 2025-08-13T11:08:52.439304 application/epub+zip 237655 2025-08-13T11:08:51.079294 application/epub+zip 823646 2025-08-13T11:09:01.452289 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 811181 2025-08-13T11:08:56.659314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416174 2022-09-15T07:35:33.119761 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416030 2025-08-13T11:08:48.068294 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 415712 2010-06-30T14:41:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 415703 2010-06-30T14:41:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20421 2025-08-13T11:09:01.588266 application/rdf+xml 24570 2025-08-13T11:08:51.616271 image/jpeg 4464 2025-08-13T11:08:51.327294 image/jpeg 167997 2010-06-30T14:41:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 484171 2010-06-30T14:41:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 167948 2010-06-30T14:41:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 662607 2025-08-13T11:08:48.781271 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