Project Gutenberg 2007-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 60 Stoddard, Lorimer 1864 1901 The Indian's Hand 1892 Reading ease score: 93.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Produced by David Widger "The Indian's Hand" by Lorimer Stoddard is a short story written in the late 19th century. The narrative is set against a backdrop of frontier life, highlighting themes of loss, revenge, and the consequences of conflict between settlers and Native Americans. It poignantly explores the emotional and psychological impacts of violence and grief through the experiences of its characters. The story centers around a woman dressed in black, mourning the loss of her son, who was taken by Indians during a raid on her settlement. While the other settlers dismiss the threat of Native Americans, the woman in black cannot forget her tragic past. As the story unfolds, the quiet tension builds, culminating in a confrontation with the Indians, where she ultimately inflicts vengeance by severing the hand of one of them. This act of vengeance, however, becomes a devastating realization of her own loss when it is revealed that the hand belongs to her own son. Stoddard's tale ultimately examines how revenge may lead to further suffering, leaving the woman in black with her grief interwoven with the consequences of her actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Revenge -- Fiction Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 46033 46034 2024-10-10T07:09:00.071247 2023-09-10T09:57:53.747297 text/html text/html 41394 2013-02-09T13:25:00 text/html; charset=us-ascii 14764 2013-02-09T13:25:00 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 84366 2024-10-10T07:09:04.159223 application/epub+zip 83177 2024-10-10T07:09:01.935254 application/epub+zip 83176 2024-10-10T07:09:00.730236 application/epub+zip 191733 2024-10-10T07:09:05.736203 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185069 2024-10-10T07:09:03.473226 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161043 2022-09-11T04:12:42.775512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 36800 36793 2024-10-10T07:08:59.800239 2023-09-10T09:57:53.568270 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 36735 2007-10-24T10:09:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13931 2007-10-24T10:09:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19649 2024-10-10T07:09:05.860193 application/rdf+xml 14599 2024-10-10T07:09:01.267224 image/jpeg 3713 2024-10-10T07:09:00.998244 image/jpeg 84482 2024-10-10T07:09:00.077222 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