The Half-Breed: A Tale of the Western Frontier - Free Audiobook

The Half-Breed: A Tale of the Western Frontier - Free Audiobook

Author(s): Walt Whitman,

Language: English

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9 Chapter(s)
  • 1. Chapter I
  • 2. Chapter II
  • 3. Chapter III
  • 4. Chapter IV
  • 5. Chapter V
  • 6. Chapter VI
  • 7. Chapter VII
  • 8. Chaptr VIII
  • 9. Chapter IX

About

Published anonymously in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (with an earlier draft also appearing as “Arrow-Tip” in The Aristidean), The Half-Breed: A Tale of the Western Frontier is one of the few known works of long-form fiction written by Walt Whitman during the earliest part of his career. It tells the story of Arrow-Tip, a Native American who falls victim to frontier prejudice after the presumed murder of local blacksmith Peter Brown. Despite his presumed innocence, he is soon sentenced to die by hanging — even though there exists evidence that could possibly exonerate him. This narrative is further complicated by the presence of Boddo, a hideously deformed hunchback who is ostracized by the white settlers due to his mixed-race heritage. Fueled by spite and anger, Boddo uses this opportunity to take vengeance upon those who once tormented and humiliated him. - Summary by ChuckW

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