Bear Child
by Rodger Touchie

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When Guy Vanderhaeghe made Jerry Potts a central character in his best-selling novel The Last Crossing, he brought to life one of the lesser known heroes of the Canadian West.

Jerry was abandoned by the third white father that he had known. When his Blood mother, Namo-pisi (Crooked Back), left Fort Benton and returned to her people’s village north of the Medicine Line, Jerry’s pluck and bravery soon earned him the name Ky-yo-kosi (Bear Child).

Over the next 15 years Bear Child’s reputation grew in two distinct worlds. To the Blood and other tribes in the Blackfoot Confederation he was known as an invincible warrior, a relentless enemy, and a great hunter. To whites he was the reliable “half-breed,” a valuable scout, an uncanny marksman, and a wily horse trader. Potts saved the ragtag red-coated Canadian police force from near starvation and served the force for 22 years.

Bear Child captures the tragedies and triumphs of the one man who best represents the turmoil of the western frontier, the clash of two cultures, and the frontier ethics of two countries. This book includes substantial new information and rewrites significant portions of original research completed by Bernard D. Fardy in his 1984 book Jerry Potts, Paladin of the Plains.

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Weight:	0.44 kg
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ISBN-10:	1894384636
ISBN-13/EAN:	9781894384636
Author:	Rodger Touchie
Publisher:	Heritage House Publishing Victoria, BC
Publication Date:	2005
Pages:	192 pp
Size/Dimensions:	5.5 x 8.5
Binding:	Paperback