
Amid a frozen prairie under a bruised, violet sky, a lone rider races across an ice‑slick river, his battered pony lurching through the night. The stark landscape mirrors his inner exile—a man hunted, haunted by past crimes, and cut off from any community. As the wind howls like a wolf’s mournful cry, the relentless pursuit forces him to confront both the brutal environment and the darker corners of his own history.
The narrative follows his desperate flight through snow‑bound valleys, where every creaking step of the horse and every crack of frozen ground feels like a warning. Along the way, encounters with strangers and the unforgiving wilderness test his resolve and reveal the thin line between survival and surrender. Listeners will be drawn into a tense, atmospheric tale of isolation, guilt, and the raw struggle to outrun a fate that seems as relentless as the winter night itself.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (383K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2015-11-16
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1881–1973
Best known for Black Elk Speaks and the epic poem cycle A Cycle of the West, this Nebraska writer spent decades turning frontier history, spirituality, and the Plains into vivid literature. His work helped make him the state’s poet laureate in perpetuity.
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