The Dawn Builder is a novel written by American author John Gneisenau Neihardt, first published in 1910. The story is set in the American West during the mid-1800s and follows the life of a young man named John Fawn, who is half Native American and half white. Fawn is a skilled carpenter and stonemason who is determined to build a better life for himself and his people.The novel is divided into three parts, each covering a different period in Fawn's...