Project Gutenberg 2006-07-30 Public domain in the USA. 57 Chevalier, H. Emile (Henri Emile) 1828 1879 Chevalier, Émile Chevalier, H. Émile (Henri Émile) Chevalier, Henri Emile Chevalier, Emile La Tête-Plate Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Rénald Lévesque "La Tête-Plate" by H. Émile Chevalier is a novel written in the late 19th century." The story unfolds in the historical context of Indigenous tribes in North America, particularly focusing on the conflicts between the Chinooks and Clallomes. The opening chapters introduce key characters like the brave Clallome warrior and the enigmatic métis leader Dompteur-de-Buffles, depicting themes of captivity, vengeance, and the brutal realities of tribal warfare. "At the start of the novel, the narrative centers on a scene of intense torture where a Clallome warrior, captured by Chinooks, faces his brutal captors with stoic defiance." As he endures horrific suffering, he taunts his tormentors with memories of past victories over them. The plot reveals the dynamics between various tribes and foreshadows the ongoing theme of revenge and sacrifice as the captors prepare to burn a Clallome woman, Ouaskèma. The introduction of Poignet-d'Acier, an adventurer intent on rescuing her, hints at forthcoming action and conflict amidst a richly detailed setting reflecting tribal customs and tensions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Salish Indians -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 466862 466799 2024-10-08T10:39:48.945656 2023-09-08T11:44:12.952951 text/html text/html 466855 466792 2024-10-08T10:39:49.244654 2023-09-08T11:44:13.123949 text/html text/html 227646 2024-10-08T10:39:57.325610 application/epub+zip 234826 2024-10-08T10:39:51.207606 application/epub+zip 234827 2024-10-08T10:39:49.969644 application/epub+zip 418948 2024-10-08T10:40:02.183556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386914 2024-10-08T10:39:56.470575 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358265 2022-09-09T06:45:49.197117 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411163 411151 2024-10-08T10:39:48.481619 2023-09-08T11:44:12.614951 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 401943 2006-07-30T07:31:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 156129 2006-07-30T07:31:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19316 2024-10-08T10:40:02.318550 application/rdf+xml 10147 2024-10-08T10:39:50.522606 image/jpeg 3029 2024-10-08T10:39:50.244625 image/jpeg 221621 2024-10-08T10:39:49.287619 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia