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1) Oglala Lakota Chief Red Cloud

Author

Sanford, William R

Series

Native American chiefs and warriors

Pub. Date

c2013

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"Read about how this fearless Native American Chief of the Oglala Sioux led his people into a war for survival against the United States Army"--Provided by publisher.

2) Brave Eagle's account of the Fetterman fight, 21 December 1866

Author

Goble, Paul

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An account from the Indian point of view of the events of the worst defeat the United States Army suffered at the hands of the Indians.

3) The journey of Crazy Horse: a Lakota history

Author

Marshall, Joseph

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Drawing on firsthand research and his culture's rich oral tradition, Joseph Marshall, himself a Lakota Indian, reveals many aspects of Crazy Horse's life, including details of the powerful vision that convinced Crazy Horse of his duty to help preserve the Lakota homeland.

4) Crazy Horse: a Lakota life

Author

Bray, Kingsley M

Series

Civilization of the American Indian volume 254

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Crazy Horse was as much feared by tribal foes as he was honored by allies. His war record was unmatched, and his rout of Custer at the Little Bighorn reverberates through history. Yet so much about him is unknown or steeped in legend. This book corrects older, idealized accounts, and draws on a greater variety of sources than other recent biographies, to show the real Crazy Horse: not the brash Sioux warrior we have come to expect, but a modest, reflective...

5) Moon of Bitter Cold

Author

Chiaventone, Frederick J

Pub. Date

2002

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After the Civil War, strife continues in the West between Native American tribes, encroaching settlers, and the U.S. Army, as Red Cloud, a Lakota Sioux war leader, unites the Sioux, Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Crow in order to preserve their territory.

6) The life and death of Crazy Horse

Author

Freedman, Russell

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IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 6

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A biography of the Oglala leader who relentlessly resisted the white man's attempt to take over Indian lands.

7) Crazy Horse: Sioux warrior

Author

Sanford, William R

Series

(William Reynolds),Native American leaders of the Wild West

Pub. Date

1994

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1

8) Autobiography of Red Cloud: war leader of the Oglalas

Author

Allen, Charles Wesley

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9) Crazy Horse: war chief of the Oglala Sioux

Author

Goldman, Martin S

Pub. Date

[1996]

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A biography of the Sioux leader set against the history of the Indian wars, with a full account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

10) Red Cloud

Author

Larson, Robert W

Pub. Date

c1997

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Places the information about the Lakota chief's life within the larger context of Indian tribal conflicts and Anglo-Indian wars

11) The journey of Crazy Horse: a Lakota history: CD (9d)

Author

Marshall, Joseph

Pub. Date

[2004]

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12) Crazy Horse: Sioux warrior

Author

Haugen, Brenda

Series

Signature lives

Pub. Date

c2006

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 2

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Crazy Horse was known among the Sioux 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 homesteaderst to flock west, Crazy Horse witnessed countless failed treaties and took part in several bloddy skrimishes between Indians and whites. Although he met a tragic end at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, he left and inspriring legacy.