Record details

• ISBN: 0803271212 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• ISBN: 9780803271210 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• Physical Description: lv, 284 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
• Edition: First Nebraska paperback printing.
• Publisher: Lincoln, Neb. : University of Nebraska Press, 2005, 2002.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Originally published: Acton, MA : Copley Pub., c2002. With new introd.

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-284).

Formatted Contents Note:

Wahiah-a spartan mother -- Nistina -- The iron khiva -- The new medicine house -- Rising Wolf-ghost dancer -- The river's warning -- Lone Wolf's old guard -- Big Moggasen -- The storm-child -- The blood lust -- The remorse of Waumdisapa -- A decree of council -- Drifting Crane -- The story of Howling Wolf -- The silent eaters -- The beginnings of power -- Policy and council -- The battle of the Big Horn -- Dark days of winter -- The chief surrenders himself -- In captivity -- He opposed all treaties -- The return of the spirits -- The message of Kicking Bear -- The dance begins -- The breaking of the peace pipe -- The chief proposes a test -- The chief plans a journey -- The death of the chief.

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