Native Nations, Ancient Paths: The True Story of the Oregon Trail

Previously

…Kicking Bear watched the distant fires, the glow reflecting in his eyes. The pragmatism he had secretly admired in the settlers’ tenacity now felt like a threat. Their relentless forward momentum, their disregard for the established order of his world, was becoming undeniable. He knew, with a certainty that chilled him, that the ancient pathways of his people were about to become something else entirely, a conduit for change that would irrevocably alter the lives of all who called this land home. The land breathed, but now, it seemed to be struggling for air.