The Appaloosa Kid

About the Book

BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER 1876, it wasn’t just shameless greed by white men intruding into peaceful Nez Perce territories searching for gold, land and horses ... it wasn’t only the ruthless ridicule by whites and Indians the Appaloosa Kid tolerated because of his spotty, nonpigmented skin (vitiligo) ... it wasn’t the many cruelties, atrocities, rapes and treacheries that enraged the young half-breed, thereby forcing him to become one of the fastest guns in the Northwest ... IT WAS ALL THAT AND MORE!

The Appaloosa Kid vowed to his Chief that with the aid of a Canadian gunfighter, they promised to prevent, at all cost, whites and hostile Indians from stealing the tribe’s most valuable  possessions—the thousands of the tribe’s magnificent Appaloosas.

The painful, historical 1700-mile forced exodus suffered by the Nez Perce, along with the bloody battles during the arduous trek attempting to elude U.S. troops, came to a sad surrender by the demoralized Nez Perce just thirty miles short of the Canadian border and freedom.  Captured Indians were then herded into dehumanizing reservations.

The Kid and his friend kept their promise to a brokenhearted Chief by secretly leading a few hundred of the finest surviving horses over the rugged, snow-laden border and into an awesome panorama of Canada and freedom which was open to all Native Americans, but not before a final gunfight with rustlers over the Appaloosas.

The Kid’s white wife and the Canadian’s Indian woman, having escaped capture at the surrender, awaited the arrival of their men and horses.  In time, the Appaloosa Kid (taking on the name of A.K. Perce) prospered greatly, breeding beautiful, full-blooded Appaloosas which became known as ‘Sunday’ horses due to their colorful spotted rumps and showy skin patterns.  The Kid’s infant bore similar markings as his father, albeit limited privately to his plump rump.

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About the Author

Received B.S. degree in Advertising, Seton Hall University. Employed as Copywriter for four Pharmaceutical and Health-related firms totaling 11 years. Wrote and art-directed many ad campaigns for various businesses while writing fiction part-time. Attended New York University’s Masters Program advanced studies in Health Education. Wrote (non-published) several novels: The Appaloosa Kid (setting: circa 1876); The Flea Marketeers (comedy); The Godson (comedy screenplay); Father Anthony’s Sin (setting: circa 1943-46). In development: The Wisdom Bench (comedy), and The Wyakin Revenge (sequel to The Appaloosa Kid).