The Big Sky (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: A. B. Guthrie
- First Published: 1947
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Adventure
- Time of Work: 1830-1843
- 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
Places Discussed
*Missouri River. Great river of the upper Midwest and northern Great Plains that provides the first stage of Caudill’s route to the West. It also serves as a test during his passage from youth to adulthood. As a crew member on a small trading vessel, a keelboat, he experiences the daily toil of rowing, poling, and dragging the boat against the unpredictable and often dangerous currents of the river. He also witnesses the unequal relationship between the European American traders and the Native Americans whose lands and ways of life are threatened by the...
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