Publisher's Synopsis
Malaeska: The Indian Wife Of The White Hunter is a novel written by Ann S. Stephens. It tells the story of Malaeska, a young Native American woman who falls in love with a white hunter named Jasper Western. Despite the cultural differences between them, they marry and have a son named Waldo. However, their happiness is short-lived as Jasper is killed by a rival tribe. Malaeska is then forced to navigate the challenges of raising her son alone and dealing with the prejudices of the white settlers. The novel explores themes of love, loss, and the clash of cultures in the American frontier. It was originally published in 1860 as a serialized story in a magazine and is considered to be one of the earliest examples of the Western genre in American literature.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
