Cut Hand
Jan 2010 · STARbooks Press
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Homosexuals have been with us forever; queers, pansies, and fags are inventions of European civilizations. But, many New World native cultures view ?Two-Spirit” people through more respectful eyes. Cut Hand by Mark Wildyr is a romantic action epic set in the early 1800s about an unorthodox love between a white youth on the American frontier, escaping his Tory family's past, and a young Indian warrior destined for the leadership of his tribe.
Billy Strobaw's world turns on its axis at his surprising and unexpected physical reaction to a young Indian he and two traveling companions take captive. The handsome warrior, Cut Hand, not only earns his freedom, but also steals Billy's heart and prevails upon the American to come live among his people.
Plunged into a strange culture where his lust for another man is not regarded as disgraceful, Billy agrees to become Cut's winkte wife, an act that brings problems, but not from the direction he anticipated. As the two men work to overcome differences in their cultural backgrounds, Billy comes to understand these Native Americans have as much to offer him as he has to share with them.
The sexuality of the protagonists becomes merely a personal footnote in the struggle of the Plains tribes to preserve a way of life that has served them well for generations. Told partially in Colonial and early American English, the novel follows the lives of these two lovers from 1832 to 186l, thirty tumultuous years on young America's frontier.
Billy Strobaw's world turns on its axis at his surprising and unexpected physical reaction to a young Indian he and two traveling companions take captive. The handsome warrior, Cut Hand, not only earns his freedom, but also steals Billy's heart and prevails upon the American to come live among his people.
Plunged into a strange culture where his lust for another man is not regarded as disgraceful, Billy agrees to become Cut's winkte wife, an act that brings problems, but not from the direction he anticipated. As the two men work to overcome differences in their cultural backgrounds, Billy comes to understand these Native Americans have as much to offer him as he has to share with them.
The sexuality of the protagonists becomes merely a personal footnote in the struggle of the Plains tribes to preserve a way of life that has served them well for generations. Told partially in Colonial and early American English, the novel follows the lives of these two lovers from 1832 to 186l, thirty tumultuous years on young America's frontier.
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3.8
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Desmond Scares Hawk (Dezervation)
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November 14, 2014
I took my time reading this book, come the final 6 chapters i could not put down the book, i was up in the wee hours of night getting very little sleep but it was worth it!! This book is moving. It goes along the era when my native people were moved from their homelands by the greedy government. It felt as if this story were true, im so amazed at a great read! 5 stars most definitely. !!
Errant Belle
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October 27, 2016
This book literally brought me to tears. It handled a dark time in American history without sugar coating it or allowing it to drag down the other elements of the story. The author's insights into a clash of cultures were engaging and the depictions of sex very straightforward, which is refreshing. Highly recommended as a read for anyone, not just those with an interest in LGBT themed literature.
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