A brand new Western adventure from the bestselling author of "The Unwanted : The Adventures Of Lucas Morgan!" In 1850, Gabriel Ott is an 8 year old black boy who has been a slave all his life. He’s given the job of watching over 4 year old William, the son of his owner. When his owner goes bankrupt, the family decides to go to Oregon on a wagon train. Gabriel is taken along. The wagon train is attacked by the Sioux, and Gabriel trades slavery in one world for slavery in the Indian world. Through a series of events, he works and fights his way into being accepted by his Sioux captors, eventually assuming a place of leadership in the tribe as Black Buffalo.