The Big Sky (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: A. B. Guthrie
- First Published: 1947
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Adventure
- Time of Work: 1830-1843
- Setting: Western United States
- Genres: Long fiction, Adventure, Western fiction
- Subjects: Nineteenth century, Friendship, West, U.S., Native Americans or American Indians, Adventure, Westerns, Frontier or pioneer life
- Locales: Kentucky, St. Louis, MO, West (U.S.), Montana
Characters Discussed
Boone Caudill, a young mountain man, strong, reticent, moody, quick to anger, and savage when crossed. Like an Indian, he wears his long hair braided. He loves the open country and the independent life of a hunter, and he resents the settlement of the West by eastern immigrants. Stubborn and brave, he is less a thinker than a doer. Having set his mind on marrying Teal Eye, he is unceasing in his search until he finds her. Once the suspicion about the source of his son’s red hair has been put into his mind, he broods on it until he finds the suspicion...
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