The Medicine Knife

The Elk-Dog People have two new members, former soldiers in the French Army. Fully assimilated into the tribe, they travel to Santa Fe to help the group trade pelts. But soon trouble starts, and the new tribesmen must defend their people. Don Coldsmith's detailed description of the Elk-Dog People and the harrowing journey to Santa Fe show why he is one of the best authors in western-adventure fiction.Don Coldsmith (1926–2009) served as a World War II combat medic in the South Pacific, graduated from Baker University, and received his MD from the University of Kansas. He was a rancher, a horse breeder, a professor at Emporia State University, and an award-winning novelist. There are nearly six million copies of Don Coldsmith’s books in print.