Will Chase, “The Black Hills”

Description

This book is very specific about the legend of Will Chase/Chasing Hawk. The legend of Will Chase/Chasing Hawk has been told only within the Lakota’s of the Sioux Nation. But now with the approval of the Elders that have told this story to the author, and only now can this legend be told in print to the people of the world. This story is based on emotion, the personal identity of Chasing Hawk/ Will Chase, and the personal philosophy that Will embraces as a man who lives in two worlds as Will Chase/Chasing Hawk, and lives in both worlds with the highest of personal integrity and honor. Raised in both the city and country. Robert Lee Primeaux went to grade school in Rockford, IL but spent every summer on Grandfathers ranch in Fort Yates, ND. It didn’t take long for Robert to be a ranch and rodeo cowboy, then joined US Army Combat soldier in Vietnam with D Troop, 2nd/17th Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division. Upon discharge from Army Robert became a rodeo cowboy, then got his degrees, coaching college basketball, then acting became Robert’s life, 16 movies and his biggest role was in Rough Riders. As a Disabled Vietnam Veteran, Robert had to quit coaching and acting and started writing. Will Chase is the beginning of Robert’s writing career. Books today are written educationally, but the Will Chase books are written in the way people spoke during that time period, and it is written by people who lived and are direct descendants of people who lived in that time-period, because the American Indian recorded history by telling stories to the youth in the verbal manner and the youth are to carry on the verbal tradition of storytelling.