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"The bloody Battle of Tippecanoe was only the beginning. It's 1811 and President James Madison has ordered the destruction of Shawnee warrior chief Tecumseh's alliance of tribes in the Great Lakes region. But while General William Henry Harrison would win this fight, the armed conflict between Native Americans and the newly formed United States would rage on for decades. Bestselling authors Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard venture through the fraught...
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"[One] of the great stories of the West, and written . . . in the spirit of the sages, with a scrupulous regard for truth and history."—Atlantic Monthly
Crazy Horse, the legendary military leader of the Oglala Sioux whose personal power and social nonconformity contributed to his reputation as being "strange," fought in many famous battles, including the Little Bighorn, and held out tirelessly against the U.S. government's
...4) Ridgeline
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Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2021].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 371 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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"In December 1866, tensions were rising in Wyoming, between the Native American tribes who had lived on the land for generations and the settlers who would destroy their home. Crazy Horse and his fellow Lakota hunters had been watching for months as Colonel Carrington and his army set up camp on one of the most crucial swaths of hunting ground in hundreds of miles, and began to build forts. More disconcertingly, the settlers had brought women and...
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Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
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140 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm
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English
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Lakota chief Crazy Horse and Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer had long been enemies when they finally crossed paths for the last time in 1876, as the people of the Great Plains resisted the invasion of their homes. Witness reports and reflections by their peers accompany side-by-side storytelling, revealing different perspectives on the historical events during their intertwined lives.
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On the sparkling morning of June 25, 1876, 611 men of the United States 7th Cavalry rode toward the banks of Little Bighorn in the Montana Territory, where three thousand Indians stood waiting for battle. The lives of two great warriors would soon be forever linked throughout history: Crazy Horse, leader of the Oglala Sioux, and General George Armstrong Custer. Both were men of aggression and supreme courage. Both became leaders in their societies...
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2004
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English
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"In the great oral tradition of the Lakota people, author Joseph M. Marshall III shares the compelling history of a man, a tribe, and a legacy of courage and endurance. Tasunke Witko, or Crazy Horse, as he is often remembered, brought the U.S. Army to its knees in 1876. His valor and leadership elevated him to legendary status among Native American people; in this riveting biography, Joseph Marshall (himself a Lakota Indian) combines firsthand research...
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Amulet Books
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620L
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English
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"Jimmy McClean is a Lakota boy, though you wouldn't guess it by his name. His mother is Lakota, and his father is half white and half Lakota. Over summer break, Jimmy embarks on a journey with his grandfather, Nyles High Eagle. While on the road, his grandfather tells him the story of Crazy Horse, one of the most important figures in Lakota, and American, history. . . . Through his grandfather's tales about the famous warrior, Jimmy learns about his...
11) The Earth is all that lasts: Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and the last stand of the Great Sioux Nation
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Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 543 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates : illustrations, portraits (some color), map ; 24 cm
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English
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"A magisterial dual biography of Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, revealing in groundbreaking new detail the two most legendary and consequential American Indian leaders, who triumphed at the Battle of Little Big Horn and led Sioux resistance in the fierce final chapter of the "Indian Wars.""--From book jacket.
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull: Their names are iconic, their significance in American history undeniable. Together, these two Lakota chiefs,...
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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.
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Comprehensive history of all six great Indian nations, dramatically filmed on location. Also includes the stories of four heroic Native American leaders: Geronimo, Quanah Parker, Chief Joseph and Crazy Horse.
15) Crazy Horse
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Pub. Date
1994
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180 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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English
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Pub. Date
2006
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960L
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112 pages : illustrations (some color), maps. ; 24 cm.
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English
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Crazy Horse was known among the Sioux people for his generosity, courage, and fierce determination to preserve his people's lands and way of life. As the concept of Manifest Destiny drove pioneers and homesteaders to flock west, Crazy Horse witnessed countless failed treaties and took part in several bloody skirmishes between Indians and whites. Although he met a tragic end at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, he left and inspiring legacy.
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1981
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170 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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Through the combined research in published and unpublished documents and the interviews of nearly thirty people who either remembered things or had been told things by older relatives, the author sheds new light on Crazy Horse and his people.