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The Young Blueberry
The three first albums relate how Blueberrry, at the beginning a young confederate, becomes a Lieutenant in the Unionist Army. Racist and cruel orphan, Blueberry spend his time drunking and fighting. Chased by the unionistsBlueberry is forced to rally Unionist army to ascape from lynching.

Fort Navajo Series
In June 1867, at the end of the Civil war, Blueberry is sent to Fort Navajo, in Arizona. During his journey towards the fort, he met lieutenant Graig, who goes to the fort as well. Before arriving, they discover a farm burned. Many clues suggest Apaches are responsible for the fire, the loot and the death of the inhabitants' farm. The Major Bascom, new leader of the Navajo fort because of Colonel Dickson's blackout, cruel and determined to exterminate Indians, decide to launch a chase against the Apaches. However, Blueberry, doubtful about Indians' guilt, want to unveil the truth about the accident. He is helped by sergent Crowe, from Indian origin, and Lieutenant Graig. His task is to find the young Stanton, a small boy who seem to have been kidnapped during the attack of the farm. In the meantime, all the Indian tribes of the territory get together to decide whether waging war. They finally decide to siege the Navajo Fort, in which several Indian chiefs are convicted, thank to Sergent Malcom's deceit. These chief are set free by Crowe. Blueberry then succeed to go out of the fort to find military support at Tucson. He also finally found Stanton, convicted by Mexican indians, and suceeds in setting him free. Then he is charged to fetch General Crook, leader of the American Army established at Camp-Bowie,to to negociate peace with Cochise. Lieutenant Graig is sent to President Johnson also to achieve peace, but he is captured by Aigle Solitaire and Nahtohé's tribe, who want to continue the war against Whites. As General Crook launch a ultimatum, Blueberry, with McLure, a specialist of Indian affairs, and Crowe, goes toward the Apaches camp, now established in Mexique where they can buy arms, to negociate peace.

The Man with the Silver Star
In June 1868, Blueberry is called by McLure to replace the late sheriff of Silver Creek, killed by the Bass brothersThese outlaws try to take control of the city, and kill landowners, sheriffs and other opponants, so that the inhabitants have called for the Army to interfere. First hesitating to send him -because the Army's image could be damaged-, Blueberry is finally chosen by his commendant, for lack of ather solutions. Blueberry, with the help of Jimmy Mc Lure, complies with his mission.

In the Autumn of 1868, Lieutenant Blueberry, renowned for his knowledge about Indians, is called by the Union Pacific, led by General Dodge, to prevent a war with Sioux and Cheyennes, whom they cross the territory. The Union Pacific is engaged in a competition with the Central Pacific, which consists in advancing the most possible in the railway construction. However, Cheyennes are forced to move from their territory because of a slaughter of bisons, which they attribute to Union Pacific members. A war is finally declared by Cheyennes and Sioux. The Union Pacific members, who received no more income, stop the construction and want to flee, but their camp is sieged. Blueberry, along with McLure and Red Neck, other specialist about Indians having joined the General's base, search for meeting Cheyennes. Indians turn out to be allied to a band of outlaws, led by Jethro "Stellfingers". Mike, to prevent workers to flee, must cross the siege to search for their wage, at Julesburg, in Colorado. Blueberry suceeds in sending a train towards the Union's camp, transporting food and workers' pay, but it is attacked by Stellfingers and the Indians. Blueberry succeeded in saving and hiding the pay, but he could not bring it to the camp and is accused of having stolen it. Finally, Blueberry and General Dodge succeed in convincing Indians to achieve peace, proving that Stellfinger's band were the real guilties of bisons slaughters. In the meantime, General Allister, determined to exterminate Indians, is sent by the US administration to bring peace back. Allister refuse the ceasefire promised by Dodge and Blueberry. In November 1868, while Cheyennes men are hunting far from their camp, he decides to attack it by surprise.

Blueberry is Marshall in Palomito, in Arizona, were he was sent by Allister, to take revenge against him. Mclure is Mike' assistant. Prosit Luckner and Wally Blount, having fighting with each other -the latest accusing the latter of having lied about a golden mine and swindlering him-, are convicted by Blueberry. Luckner claims to know a golden mine in the Superstition Mounts, in the middle of desert. Having escaped, Prosit Luckner is chasing by Blueberry, McLure and Blount, still prisoner. As they reach the Superstition Mounts, they escape from a Prosit's attack, but they also have to face Apaches, for whom the Mounts are sacred. Blount also try to get rid of them, he escapes from them and join Luckner, forcing him to led him to the mine.

Patrolling along the mexican border, Blueberry stop Vigo, a mexican officer, chasing a man. Having expelled Vigo, he find out the corpse of the chased man with a letter for the President of the USA. Some days after having handing the letter to his commendant and sending it to Washington, Blueberry is charged by the administration to find a former Unionist colonel, Trevor, who hid a 500 000 $ worth war loot. This man is convicted on the mexican teritory, at the Corvado prison, in Chihuahua, so that the american governement cannot interfere. Blueberry is helped by his friends Red Neck and Mclure. In the meantime, Vigo is at Chihuahua, searching for Blueberry and warning the prison's governor, Colonel Lopez. Betrayed, Blueberry is convicted by Lopez. It gives him the opportunity to meet Trevor, but their attempt to ecape fail. As they will be tortured, Lopez prepares for marrying Chihuahua Pearl. In the meantime, Red Neck and Mclure launch an attack against Corvado, with the help of Captain Finlay's band, consisting of former Confederates, also interested by the treasury. However, Finlay's band succeeds in fleeing with Trevor and force him to lead them to the treasury. He claims to have hidden it in Tacoma, a deserted town. In the meatime, Blueberry and McLure are hidden in a secret place with Chihuahua Pearl, also intersted by the treasury. Finlay's band was deceived by Trevor, and the latter succeeds in escaping from them by suprise. However, he is accidentally killed.

Following the failure of his last mission, Blueberry his considered as a traitor and deserter, suspected to have hidden the treasury for himself. He is convicted in Franscisville, in Alabama. Kelly, the prison director, urges him to reveal where he hid the treasury. Mike pretends to reveal him the place, and during the journey to find it out he escape from Kelly, and seeks refuge at Santa Fé, where Guffie Palmer, an old friend, resides. But Guffie unwillingly belongs to a band of criminals, who convict Blueberry. Among them is Angel Face, a serial killer, chaarged to assassinate President Grant during his visit in Durango, in Colorado. Blueberry, convicted, is to be accused of the murder. However, at the moment when Angel Face would shoot, Guffie Palmer prevented Grant's death but is herself killed by the fire. Blueberry benefit from the situation to escape from Angel Face and Kelly.

He lives in the Navajos tribe, whose chief is Cochise. His indian name is Tsi-Na-Pah, or Broken Nose. In the face of the will of the American administration to deport Indian tribes and to exterminate those reluctant, the tribe is forced to move from their teritorry. During the journey, Blueberry discover that there is a mean to prove his innocence and to rehabilitate himself. He crosses the Rio Grande and returns in Mexique to search for the man able to help him.

Mister Blueberry
Out of the American Army and having by rewarded by a part of the 500 000 $ worth loot, Blueberry now live at Tombstone, run by the Earp family, where he spend his time playing Poker. However, Tombstone' life his troubled by loots and slaughters. All the clues suggest that Geronimo and his tribe, established in the same territory, are responsible for these repeated crimes. Tombstone inhabitants are determined to catch them. However, the Earp family, alond with Doctor Holliday, suspect the Clanton family.

Rompant complètement avec le style des précédents épisodes "Mister Blueberry" retrace plus l'histoire de Tombstone que celle de Blueberry. Ce dernier ne devient qu'un personnage secondaire qui n'agit plus directement mais à travers ses souvenirs. On peut le regretter mais c'est un héros qui se fait vieux et l'on sentait déjà dans "Arizona Love" que cet homme a un fort désir de rompre avec son passé. Il n'aspire qu'à une chose semble-t-il : avoir une vie normale.

Morality
Ce cycle définit entièrement l'oeuvre qu'est Blueberry. Les indiens sont dépeints comme étant des êtres humains qui sont continuellement pourchassés et rejetés et les hommes blancs comme des colonisateurs qui ne se rendent pas compte de ce qu'ils font. Au cours de ce récit en cinq épisodes nous découvrons que Blueberry est un homme rusé, qui a du respect pour les indiens et qui sacrifie sa carrière et sa vie pour essayer de les sauver.

Books
ll était une fois Blueberry Jean Giraud (Dessins), Daniel Pizzoli (Scenario)