Project Gutenberg 2022-07-12 Public domain in the USA. 88 Avery, Henry M. Martine, Max Martine, Major Max Old Bear-Paw, the trapper king; or, The love of a Blackfoot queen $aUnited States :$bBeadle and Adams,$c1872,copyright 1884. Beadle's pocket novels No. 100 David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library) "Old Bear-Paw, the Trapper King; or, The Love of a Blackfoot Queen" by Maj. Max Martine is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative follows the adventures of Lew Kelly, a scout and trapper, as he navigates the tumultuous landscapes of the Black Hills in search of gold and game, while also becoming embroiled in a conflict involving the Blackfoot Nation. Central to the plot are themes of love and loyalty, particularly between Lew and Snowdrop, the daughter of a Blackfoot chief. The opening portion of the book introduces the characters Lew and Jehiel, who are engaged in a scouting expedition for gold and game when they encounter a dire situation involving Snowdrop's abduction by the Sioux. As tensions rise with the unexpected appearance of an Indian chief, Gray Eagle, and the implications of his broken leg due to a previous skirmish, Kelly's promise to help rescue Snowdrop turns into a quest filled with both danger and opportunity. The narrative sets the tone for a story steeped in adventure, romance, and the harsh realities of frontier life, establishing stakes as the characters prepare for bigger confrontations ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20200424120133various 1872 US Reading ease score: 88.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adventure stories Dakota Indians -- Fiction Dime novels Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.) -- Fiction Indian scouts -- Fiction Siksika Indians -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Romance Category: Adventure Category: American Literature 209918 2025-06-27T07:16:40.012929 text/html 189161 2024-10-18T23:22:07 text/html 394436 2025-06-27T07:16:43.414942 application/epub+zip 394747 2025-06-27T07:16:40.616937 application/epub+zip 145421 2025-06-27T07:16:40.286927 application/epub+zip 404684 2025-06-27T07:16:45.715903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387484 2025-06-27T07:16:43.133923 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 216484 2022-09-30T20:25:50.636707 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197328 2025-06-27T07:16:39.444947 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 177242 2024-10-18T23:22:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17631 2025-06-27T07:16:45.835913 application/rdf+xml 29214 2025-06-27T07:16:40.403953 image/jpeg 4481 2025-06-27T07:16:40.345912 image/jpeg 422413 2025-06-27T07:16:40.035948 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