Crazy Horse, the strange man of the Oglalas : a biography / by Mari Sandoz.
Biography of Crazy Horse, the military leader of the Oglala Sioux. Discusses his life, struggle against the United States government, relationship with his people, and personality.
Record details
- ISBN: 0803292112
- ISBN: 9780803292116
- Physical Description: xxvi, 428 pages : map ; 21 cm.
- Edition: 50th anniversary ed. / introduction by Stephen B. Oates.
- Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [1992]
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Originally published: New York : A.A. Knopf, 1942."A Bison book"--Spine.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-422).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Bk.1 The light-haired boy -- Cow tracks on the Holy Road -- The coming of the wagon guns -- The gift of ears -- Soldiers on the Blue Water -- the Great Teton council -- The song of a good name -- bk.2 The glorious warrior -- Fat times for the People -- Whites like rising flood waters -- The big year -- The hundred in the hands -- So long as grass shall grow -- Many things thrown away -- bk.3 The man of the People -- Marriage and the death of a friend -- Death, and the thieves' road -- The great encampment -- Many soldiers falling into camp -- The smoke of victory hangs low -- Sitting on the White Man's island -- A red blanket from his own -- White-man chronology.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lummi Library | BIO CRAZ SAND 1992 | 257576 | Biography | Reshelving | - |
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