George Gilland

The Road Back to Thunder Hawk George Gilland

Bob Gilland, also called Wanbli Luta (Red Eagle), is forced to leave Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to fight in the Great War. As he confronts the horrors of the battlefield, he keeps his community safe in his heart. Bob knows that one day he will return.



The Great War isn't the only challenge Bob faces in this thrilling sequel to Along the Trail to Thunder Hawk. The half-Lakota cowboy sees the most important events of the twentieth century pass before his eyes. Bob smuggles illegal moonshine under the noses of Prohibition agents and tries to win the heart of a beautiful new friend. From the trenches of France to the wide-open plains of South Dakota, Bob seeks out adventure and excitement.



While Bob looks to the future, writers George Gilland and Sharon Daggett Rasmussen also use him to examine the sins of the past. They chronicle the scars the government's atrocious treatment of native tribes has left on native culture. The government separated traditional social groups to force the Lakota into following their "civilized ways." But as Bob learns through the war and his other experiences, there's nothing civilized about the world beyond the reservation.