Lee Mick

Charlie-not-afraid-of-his-horse Lee Mick

INTRODUCTIONCharlie-Not-Afraid-of-His-HorseByLee MickThisstory is frontier fiction, based on actual events recorded in history. Theperiod of history written about is from 1850-1919. Battles between the whiteman and the Indians during part of this period did, in fact, happen asdepicted. Indian Chiefs such as Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse and Gall, were livingpeople. Certainacts of debauchery have been omitted out of respect for the sensitivity of thereader. Theirstory begins on the plains of Kansas, west of Fort Riley. It continues through South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana and ends up on a ranch in Southern Canada. Charlie-Not-Afraid-of-His-Horseis a fictional character. A farm boy born into circumstances he had no controlover. He did his best to compete and survive in a trying and difficult time. How Charlie managed to survive and succeed is as insightful as it isinteresting. Allof the happenings, no matter how savage have been duly recorded in the historyof the Indian Wars.