Autobiography of Red Cloud War Leader Of The Oglalas,9780917298509

Autobiography of Red Cloud War Leader Of The Oglalas

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ISBN13: 9780917298509
ISBN10: 0917298500
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1997-01-01
Publisher(s): Montana Historical Society Press
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Summary

Red Cloud was the only Native American leader ever to win a war against the United States Army. Here, for the first time in print, is Red Cloud's "as-told-to" autobiography in which he shares the story of his early years.

Table of Contents

Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiv
Map
xvi
Editor's Introduction 1(28)
The Coming Chief
29(11)
Ambush
40(3)
War with the Omahas
43(5)
Raid on the Crows
48(7)
Shoshones
55(9)
Shooting Bull Bear
64(7)
Raid on the Pawnees
71(5)
Marriage
76(9)
Failure
85(12)
Scalped Alive
97(9)
The Pipe Dance
106(6)
To Whip a Dog
112(6)
Decoying the Crows
118(7)
Escape by Boat
125(11)
Revenge
136(5)
The Snake Fort
141(6)
Traders
147(9)
The Whiskey Peddler
156(9)
The Lost Children
165(12)
Sword's Death in Battle
177(11)
End of the Story
188(12)
Appendices
A. Editing Procedures
193(3)
B. The Charles W. Allen Statement
196(4)
Notes 200(19)
Index 219

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