| Edition |
50th anniversary ed. / introduction by Stephen B. Oates. |
| Description |
xxvi, 428 pages : map ; 21 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
Originally published: New York : A.A. Knopf, 1942. |
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"A Bison book"--Spine. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-422). |
| Summary |
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. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Subject |
Crazy Horse, approximately 1842-1877.
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Crazy Horse, approximately 1842-1877. (OCoLC)fst01814293
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Oglala Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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Oglala Indians -- Kings and rulers.
(OCoLC)fst01044473
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
0803292112 (paper) |
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9780803292116 (paper) |
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