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Civilization of the American Indian volume 36
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As one of the great Native American warriors, Crazy Horse remains perhaps the most enigmatic. Scorned from childhood for his light colored hair, he spurned the finery and honors characteric to the Lakota Sioux. Crazy Horse led his people to their greatest victory, at the Greasy Grass: the Battle of the Little Big Horn, where Custer fell. Yet this was not his greatest personal victory. Instead, Crazy Horse's entire life was a triumph of the spirit.
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Alfred A. Knopf
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[2010]
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Investigates the enigmatic Native American figure, assessing critical battles attributed to his leadership within the context of the Great Sioux Wars, exploring the relationships between the Lakota Sioux and other tribes, and analyzing the subjugation of North Plains Native Americans.
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A Lakota historian and storyteller offers a portrait of Crazy Horse, the era in which he lived, and his legacy, drawing on his own culture's oral tradition and firsthand research to capture diverse aspects of Crazy Horse's life.
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The great Sioux warrior-statesman Red Cloud was the only American Indian in history to defeat the United States Army in a war, forcing the government to sue for peace on his terms. At the peak of Red Cloud's powers, the Sioux could claim control of one-fifth of the contiguous United States and the loyalty of thousands of fierce fighters. Born in 1821 near the Platte River in modern-day Nebraska, Red Cloud lived an epic life of courage, wisdom, and...