The White Indian Boy:: The Story of Uncle Nick Among the Shoshones [Paperback]

Elijah Nicholas Wilson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 13, 2003

This is the true story of "Uncle" Nick Wilson. He was a man who not only lived part of his life with the Shoshone Indians but rode for the Pony Express. Wilson, Wyoming is named after him. This book contains many photos and is illustrated with drawings by F. N. Wilson.

Product Details

• Paperback: 236 pages
• Publisher: Fredonia Books (August 13, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589635833
• ISBN-13: 978-1589635838
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,886,303 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The book I remember and loved the most from my childhood.., January 8, 1999

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[e-mail] Carole K. Warner (Provo, Utah) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The White Indian boy: The story of Uncle Nick among the Shoshones (Hardcover)

When I was a child in elementary school, 60 plus years ago, one of my favorite teachers used to read to my class for approximately 15 minutes a day out of the book, The White Indian Boy. This only occurred, however, if we were good boys and girls and did all of our work first. It was a great incentive for all of us to do our very best. I remember vividly looking forward to that magical time with great anticipation, as did the rest of the boys and girls in my class.

It was a thrilling depiction of a boy and his adventures with the Shoshone Indians, whom he eventually grew to love. It was a revealing, wonderful story of what life was actually like living among the Indians in that day, and made them, as a people, seem far less fearful to me, as a child, than I had always been lead to believe. I remember being very happy that the young boy eventually made the decision to leave his Indian friends and return to his own family in Utah.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Grade School Memory, April 23, 2003

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Judy Miller Johnson (Cupertino, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The White Indian Boy:: The Story of Uncle Nick Among the Shoshones (Paperback)

This story was read to me in 4th grade in a small 4 room school
house in Wyoming, just about 60 miles South of the town of Wilson in Star Valley, Wyoming. My teacher read to the class for about 1/2 hour after the lunch recess to calm us down. I have never forgotten this book and at age 60 now am recommending it to a book group of women friends, most I have know for more than 30 years. We will go from the Bay Area of California, to Wyoming near where these events actually happened and review the book. We will go to Wilson, to the little town named after the author.

The book fascinated me as a child and as I have re-read it recently, I know it stirs my imagination and wonder again about the real experiences of this young boy with incredible courage and good luck. At his age I would have loved nothing more than to have done just as he did. Knowing the experiences he had, so very well expressed, I can imagine any child or adult with an active imagination for a life in the "Old West" will dream to have been this "white" Indian Boy. I recommend it as a gift for both young girls and boys to see the past from the perspective of a boy who really did go to another culture and had an incredible adventure. I wish it could of been me!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great way to explore western history, March 4, 2002

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jamie roberts (Atlanta, Ga) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The White Indian Boy:: The Story of Uncle Nick Among the Shoshones (Paperback)

This book is about my great uncle. Growing up in South east Idaho, it really gave me a lot of insight on my heritage and the area. It is very interesting. Most of the time history books are boring, but not in this case. This book is a real page turner. Reading it seems so real that you can actually laugh out loud and imagine yourself in the great old west! I recommend this book to everyone, not only is it real history, but a great story too!