Publisher's Synopsis
""Laramie or The Queen of Bedlam: A Story of the Sioux War of 1876"" is a historical fiction novel written by Captain Charles King. The story takes place during the Sioux War of 1876 and follows the adventures of the main character, Laramie, a young woman who disguises herself as a man in order to fight alongside the soldiers. Laramie is a skilled sharpshooter and becomes a valuable asset to the army, but she also finds herself caught between two men who are vying for her affection. As the war rages on, Laramie must navigate dangerous battles and romantic entanglements while trying to keep her true identity a secret. The novel offers a vivid portrayal of the brutal conflict between the U.S. Army and the Sioux tribe and explores themes of love, loyalty, and sacrifice.1896. The book begins: The snow had gone from all the foothills and had long since disappeared in the broad river bottom. It was fast going from the neighboring mountains, too-both the streams told plainly of that, for while the Platte rolled along in great, swift surges under the Engineer Bridge, its smaller tributary-the Larmie, as the soldiers called it-came brawling and foaming down its stony bed and sweeping around the back of the fort with a wild vehemence that made some of the denizens of the south end decidedly nervous. The rear windows of the commanding officer�������s house looked out upon a rushing torrent, and where the surgeon lived, at the southwest angle, the waters lashed against the shabby old board fence that had been built in bygone days, partly to keep the children and chickens from tumbling into the stream when the water was high, partly to keep out marauding coyotes when the water was low. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
