On the run from trouble in 1824 St.
But always, his home was in the saddle, exploring and fighting on the frontier..
Celebrated in his own time but forgotten since, this is the astonishing story of James Beckwourth: a freed slave who became a prominent war Chief of the Crow tribe, and later returned to white society on his own terms.
But soon, after witnessing torture, threats and death, he begins to question his new life, and feels responsible for the atrocities happening around him.
Beckwourth rises to prominence among the Crow due to his bravery and skill at warfare, becoming a Chief among chiefs.
He is captured by the Crow, who mistake him for a lost member of their tribe, kidnapped as a child.
As a freed slave, he struggles for respect, but makes a name for himself as a fighter in engagements with hostile tribes.
Louis, James Beckwourth joins an expedition out West.
On the run from trouble in 1824 St
