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Language English Media type Print (Paperback) LC Class PS3519.O233 I53 1995 Country United States of America | 4.1/5 Goodreads Publication date 1968 Dewey Decimal 813/.54 20 Originally published 1953 Genre Short story OCLC 32970185 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ISBN 0-8032-7585-4 (collection called Indian Country) Similar Dorothy M Johnson books, Short Stories | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Man Called Horse by Dorothy M. Johnson was originally published as a short story in Collier's magazine, January 7, 1950, and was reprinted in 1968 as a short story in her book Indian Country. It was later made into a Wagon Train episode in 1958 and into a film in 1970 with Richard Harris in the lead role as John Morgan and Manu Tupou as Yellow Hand.
Plot summary
The protagonist is a Boston aristocrat who is captured by a Native American tribe. Initially enslaved, he later comes to respect his captors' culture and gains their respect. He joins the tribe by showing his bravery and, later, gets back his dignity by marrying his owner's daughter, killing rival Indians and taking their horses. Taking the native name "Horse" (he was treated as a horse), he becomes a respected member of the tribe.