Title: Soaring Eagle with Many Coups
Author: James Safreno
Publisher: GoldTouch Press, LLC
ISBN: 1952155673
Pages: 614
Genre: Fiction
Reviewed by: Aaron Washington
Synopsis
As with everyone, we all go down the path of life; sometimes, that path becomes rough and dangerous, and sometimes the path is just the opposite. So it is with James York, set in the 1800s. This story is a novel based on reality; of a person who got forced to leave his loved ones at an early age. He got attacked continuously by hostile natives, raised by the Shoshone, who lived near the Snake River. James York becomes a great Shoshone warrior and mountain man feared by his enemies while being honored by friends. He stepped out of the white man’s world and entered and Native American world, almost totally purging all that was white in him. He did this only to be forced back in the white world again, and in doing so, there is a battle within him between the red man and the white man’s world. With all the pain, he must go through his life; he seems to be able to cope and adapt. As his Spirit Guide said to him, “You will live for a long time and have many children also there will be some sadness and some happiness. You will be feared by some as well as admired by others, and you will have great wealth.” His Spirit Guide was correct, he did lived long and had a wealth of many descendants as well as fortune, and his stature got known in America and Britain.
About the Author
I was born on March 23, 1949, and was always interested in Native Americans from an early age. From a very young age, I would love to roam the mountains and wilderness areas near my home. My cousin got me interested in the use of the bow and rifle, which I enjoyed. In high school, I was practically voted student who wouldn’t amount to much. After high school, I joined the Army. I was in the 101st Airborne and what was to be more enjoyable to me, a unit called Psyops (Psychological Operations; special operations). After my time in the Army, I went to Ohlone College (Ohlone is the name of a Native American tribe in California). I also went to the University of California, where I studied Native American peoples amongst other studies. I found out quickly that how Hollywood portrayed Native Americans is a lot different than what was in reality. After college, I got married and raised four boys, and as the years past I became addicted to reading books, which led to writing novels. –This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.