Black Storm: A Horse of the Kansas Hills
by Thomas C. Hinkle
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No one could ride Black Storm---no one but Joe Bain, the only cowboy the great horse trusted, Then one night the black gelding was stolen. He was beaten and starved, but his proud spirit remained unbroken. At last he escaped, to a desperate freedom haunted by man and wolf. And while Joe Bain searched the Kansas hills, a defiant Black Storm dodged bullets and timber wolves to find the only man he would serve,Tags
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According to the author's note, "Black Storm was a real character," as was Joe Bain, "under a different name" and many of the incidents in the story really happened. Both Black Storm and Joe Bain were remarkable and admirable characters.
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Scholastic T (54)
Vintage Scholastic (T0054)
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Black Storm: A Horse of the Kansas Hills
- Original publication date
- 1929
- People/Characters
- Black Storm; Joe Bain
- Important places
- Kansas, USA
- Dedication
- To the memory of Black Storm
- First words
- Near a frontier cattle town of old Kansas on the memorable morning, John McDonald, the cattle owner of the Chisholm Range, stood in the center of the corral holding the reins of a beautiful horse - a coal black gelding.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The men stood silent, the night outside was hushed and the little stall was very still.
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- Popularity
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- Reviews
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- (3.20)
- Languages
- English, Swedish
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 2
- ASINs
- 8
