Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd traveled through northern Texas, giving live readings to give the audience world's hunger news. An old widower who had lived through three wars and fought in two of them, the captain enjoyed his rootless and solitary existence.
In Wichita Falls, he was offered a $ 50 gold piece to take the young orphan to his relatives in San Antonio. Four years earlier, a group of Kiowa robbers killed Johanna's parents and sister; By saving the little girl, they picked her up as one of their own. Recently rescued by the U.S. army, the ten-year-old was once again torn from the only house he knew.
Traveling as far as 400 miles to the south through unbearable terrain and unforgiving terrain proved difficult and sometimes dangerous. Johanna had forgotten her English, tried to extricate herself from every opportunity, removed her shoes, and refused to act "civilized". But as time passed, the two lonely survivors began to believe in each other, forging a bond that marked the Difference between life and death in this dangerous land.
Arriving in San Antonio, the reunion was neither happy nor welcome. The captain had to hand Johanna over to an aunt and uncle he did not remember-a stranger who regarded him as an unwanted burden. A distinguished gentleman, Captain Kidd faces a terrible choice: leaving the girl to his fate or being - in the eyes of the law - a kidnapper of his own. Beautiful and beautiful complex, News of the World is a brilliant piece of historical fiction that explores family boundaries, responsibilities, honors, and beliefs.
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