As you know from my previous blogs I have been writing about a book called Black Storm Comin'.
(THERE ARE SPOILERS)
In this post I want to talk about, how it ends, why does it matter, what is the most valuable idea or take away from this book and why is this valuable today?.
The book starts with a boy named Colton Wescott. Colton Wescott is a mixed boy, his mother is black and his father is white. They are on a wagon train moving to California to get away from the dust storms. When his father shot him and rode off it helped Colton to take charge and be "the man" of the family. His ma got very sick and sad because her new son named Willie had passed away on the journey. Which made his mom very depressed to the point she stopped eating, so Colton had to get a doctor. Colton thought the only way to get a doctor from the nearest town was to get a horse. That is where he met a scraggly black horse who was as wild as you could get for only $100 and all of the tack. The horse was later named Bandit. Colton soon got a doctor and decided to join the Pony Express because he needed to pay for the food of Bandit and the doctor for taking care of his ma. That's when his ma gave him a document to her sister stating that she is a free women. So as Colton set out for the Pony Express which sent mail all the way to Sacramento, California. He did this trip twice because the first time he couldn't reach his aunt. The second time he rode out he wasn't supposed to because there was a HUGE storm coming and they were worried he was going to get lost or killed. He did this because the mail was carrying a very important letter about the president saying there was going to be an assassination. Colton Wescott finally got the letter to the people to give to the president and got the freedom letters to his aunt. When he got back Colton thought he would never get his job back as a Pony Express rider but what suprised him is that the company wanted to buy Badger for $200. Which was "four times the price of an average horse"(Diane Lee Wilson, pg 288). Like top of the line horses were bought for that much but, Colton didn't want to sell him. Here's what happened
Mr.Roberts: "Now---he looked out the window----"what do you want for that horse of yours?" I followed his gaze. I was fair to busting with having my job back, so i certainly didn't want to make him mad, but i wasn't selling Badger. Not for any amount of money. "Sir, he's not for sale."
Not finished
(THERE ARE SPOILERS)
In this post I want to talk about, how it ends, why does it matter, what is the most valuable idea or take away from this book and why is this valuable today?.
The book starts with a boy named Colton Wescott. Colton Wescott is a mixed boy, his mother is black and his father is white. They are on a wagon train moving to California to get away from the dust storms. When his father shot him and rode off it helped Colton to take charge and be "the man" of the family. His ma got very sick and sad because her new son named Willie had passed away on the journey. Which made his mom very depressed to the point she stopped eating, so Colton had to get a doctor. Colton thought the only way to get a doctor from the nearest town was to get a horse. That is where he met a scraggly black horse who was as wild as you could get for only $100 and all of the tack. The horse was later named Bandit. Colton soon got a doctor and decided to join the Pony Express because he needed to pay for the food of Bandit and the doctor for taking care of his ma. That's when his ma gave him a document to her sister stating that she is a free women. So as Colton set out for the Pony Express which sent mail all the way to Sacramento, California. He did this trip twice because the first time he couldn't reach his aunt. The second time he rode out he wasn't supposed to because there was a HUGE storm coming and they were worried he was going to get lost or killed. He did this because the mail was carrying a very important letter about the president saying there was going to be an assassination. Colton Wescott finally got the letter to the people to give to the president and got the freedom letters to his aunt. When he got back Colton thought he would never get his job back as a Pony Express rider but what suprised him is that the company wanted to buy Badger for $200. Which was "four times the price of an average horse"(Diane Lee Wilson, pg 288). Like top of the line horses were bought for that much but, Colton didn't want to sell him. Here's what happened
Mr.Roberts: "Now---he looked out the window----"what do you want for that horse of yours?" I followed his gaze. I was fair to busting with having my job back, so i certainly didn't want to make him mad, but i wasn't selling Badger. Not for any amount of money. "Sir, he's not for sale."
Not finished