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The Yellow ChiefMayne Reid

The Yellow Chief

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Original author: Mayne Reid

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"The Yellow Chief" by Mayne Reid is a novel written in 1869. A mulatto slave named Blue Dick escapes a brutal Mississippi plantation, only to reemerge years later as a powerful Cheyenne chief in the Rocky Mountains. When his former owners journey west seeking fortune in California, Blue Dick orchestrates a vengeful ambush. As captives face their past cruelties, shocking family secrets surface. An Irishman fur trapper must rescue the woman he loves before revenge destroys them all in this frontier tale blending adventure with anti-slavery themes.

The Yellow Chief, by Mayne Reid. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #36603.

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24 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter ONE: The Punishment of the Pump1,777 words
  2. 2.Chapter TWO: The Blackadders1,251 words
  3. 3.Chapter THREE: A Changed Plantation1,305 words
  4. 4.Chapter FOUR: A Painted Party2,187 words
  5. 5.Chapter FIVE: A Traitorous Guide1,239 words
  6. 6.Chapter SIX: Two Trappers2,320 words
  7. 7.Chapter SEVEN: Breakfast Interrupted1,680 words
  8. 8.Chapter EIGHT: Planning a Rescue1,526 words
  9. 9.Chapter NINE: Saint Vrain's1,389 words
  10. 10.Chapter TEN: Changed Hostilities1,212 words
  11. 11.Chapter ELEVEN: Captors and Captives995 words
  12. 12.Chapter TWELVE: A Novel Mode of Punishment1,738 words
  1. 13.Chapter THIRTEEN: Making a Bolt1,285 words
  2. 14.Chapter FOURTEEN: The Rescuers1,309 words
  3. 15.Chapter FIFTEEN: Retaliation in Kind795 words
  4. 16.Chapter SIXTEEN: The White Women1,118 words
  5. 17.Chapter SEVENTEEN: A Flight Urged by Despair1,258 words
  6. 18.Chapter EIGHTEEN: The Stalkers Astonished1,900 words
  7. 19.Chapter NINETEEN: Setting a Strange Scene802 words
  8. 20.Chapter TWENTY: A Ride for More Than Life1,540 words
  9. 21.Chapter TWENTY ONE: A Pleasanter Captivity1,341 words
  10. 22.Chapter TWENTY TWO: The Scene Re-Arranged907 words
  11. 23.Chapter TWENTY THREE: The Stampeders Captured931 words
  12. 24.Chapter TWENTY FOUR: Finale1,016 words