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Crazy Horse Mari Sandoz

Crazy Horse By Mari Sandoz

Crazy Horse by Mari Sandoz


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Summary

Crazy Horse, the legendary military leader of the Oglala Sioux whose social non-conformity contributed to his reputation as being strange, fought in many famous battles, and held out tirelessly against the US government's efforts to confine the Lakotas to reservations. This book offers an evocation of the spirit of Crazy Horse.

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Crazy Horse: The Strange Man of the Oglalas by Mari Sandoz

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 efforts to confine the Lakotas to reservations. Finally, in the spring of 1877 he surrendered, only to meet a violent death. More than a century later Crazy Horse continues to hold a special place in the hearts and minds of his people. Mari Sandoz offers a powerful evocation of the long-ago world and enduring spirit of Crazy Horse. Chosen as a 2007 One Book, One Nebraska selection, this edition of Crazy Horse includes discussion questions and a comprehensive glossary to enhance the reader's experience with this classic Sandoz text.

Crazy Horse Reviews

Here is a glorious hero tale told with beauty and power . . . the story of a great American.-John G. Neihardt, New York Times
[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
This history of the Oglala Indian Crazy Horse is a splendidly done thing. [Sandoz] gives a magnificent picture of the Plains Indian civilization.-Washington Star
The urge to shape political policy and attitudes by capturing an aura of her subjects is best exemplified by Sandoz's passionate intensity in the writing of the book Crazy Horse. -Mary Dixon, Great Plains Quarterly

About Mari Sandoz

Mari Sandoz (1896-1966) is the noted author of Cheyenne Autumn, Old Jules, and The Battle of the Little Bighorn (all available in Bison Books editions). Vine Deloria Jr. (1933-2005) is the author of many books, including Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto and Red Earth, White Lies: Native Americans and the Myth of Scientific Fact.

Table of Contents

BOOK I - THE LIGHT-HAIRED BOY1. Cow Tracks on the Holy Road2. The Coming of the Wagon Guns3. The Gift of Ears4. Soldiers on the Blue Water5. The Great Teton Council6. The Song of a Good NameBOOK II - THE GLORIOUS WARRIOR1. Fat Times for the People2. Whites Like Rising Flood Waters3. The Big Year4. The Hundred in the Hands5. So Long as Grass Shall Grow6. Many Things Thrown AwayBOOK III - THE MAN OF THE PEOPLE1. Marriage and the Death of a Friend2. Death, and the Thieves' Road3. The Great Encampment4. Many Soldiers Falling into Camp5. The Smoke of Victory Hangs Low6. Sitting on the White Man's Island7. A Red Blanket from His OwnWHITE-MAN CHRONOLOGYBIBLIOGRAPHYNOTES

Additional information

GOR005948982
9780803217874
0803217870
Crazy Horse: The Strange Man of the Oglalas by Mari Sandoz
Used - Very Good
Paperback
University of Nebraska Press
2008-03-01
512
N/A
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