Crazy Woman

Stolen as a child from St. Louis, a little girl is raised by mountain men in the Rockies, Shelby learns to live the life.  Raised a boy, thinking as a man, despite being born a girl, Shelby sees nothing wrong with loving a woman; after all, his mentors all take wives, why can't he?

His first wife, a chieftain's daughter, teaches him how to love as a two-spirit, but jealousies outside their commitment to each other leads to her death.  Shelby is inconsolable and goes on a rampage that gives him the moniker 'Crazy Woman.'

His second wife is White, and accepting of the help this woman-man offers and takes his hand in marriage.  Learning to love a woman is something new to Allison, but she accepts the challenge.

Living in the Rockies, trapping, hunting, and making do is a life not many could manage.  Times are changing; trapping is slowly petering out, and Shelby must make decisions that will allow him to live the life he loves in the mountains he calls his home.