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"[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
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
...2) Lakota dawn
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Zebra Books
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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From New York Times bestselling author Janelle Taylor, comes her most compelling Native American saga. Taking you to an unforgettable time and place, the Great Plains of 1854, this magnificent novel of a proud warrior who must reclaim his heritage and the woman he is destined for, will move you with its breathtaking beauty and spellbinding passion. . .
LAKOTA DAWN
Cloud Chaser was merely a boy of ten when a cruel twist of fate took him...
LAKOTA DAWN
Cloud Chaser was merely a boy of ten when a cruel twist of fate took him...
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English
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The story of four generations and more, of a family that stretches from Little Bighorn to Desert Storm; that has fought through two world wars, two Wounded Knees, and Vietnam; that has withstood a century of the weight of white culture to survive into the modern day.
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Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2016
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English
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"Black Elk, the Native American holy man, is known to millions of readers around the world from his 1932 testimonial Black Elk Speaks. Adapted by the poet John G. Neihardt from a series of interviews with Black Elk and other elders at the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, Black Elk Speaks is one of the most widely read and admired works of American Indian literature. Cryptic and deeply personal, it has been read as a spiritual guide, a philosophical...
6) Lakota winds
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Zebra Books
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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From New York Times bestselling author Janelle Taylor comes Lakota Winds, the first book in a magnificent Native American saga of a tribe, a family, and the struggle for survival that joins two hearts-and threatens to consume a nation.
When his wife and young son are slaughtered by Crow warriors, Wind Dancer is let embittered and lonely. Intent only on duty to his people, he never imagines that it will force him to take another woman into his life.
Chumani...
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2010
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English
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Investigates the enigmatic Native American figure, assessing critical battles attributed to his leadership within the context of the Great Sioux Wars, exploring the relationships between the Lakota Sioux and other tribes, and analyzing the subjugation ofNorth Plains Native Americans.
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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The untold story of the great Oglala Sioux chief Red Cloud, the most powerful Indian commander of the Plains who witnessed the opening of the West and forced the American government to sue for peace in a conflict named for him.
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Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2005, c2004
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English
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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.
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ABRAMS, Inc. (Ignition)
Pub. Date
2014
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IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A simple biography of Lakota-Oglala medicine man Black Elk, from his childhood vision which shaped his life through his battles with the whites and his travels with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show.
15) Invincible
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HQN Books
Pub. Date
2015
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English
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Mercenary by name and by nature, Carson is a Lakota Sioux who stays to himself and never keeps women around long enough for anything emotional to develop. But working with his friend Cash Crier on a complex murder investigation provides Carson with another kind of fun: shocking Cash's sweet but traditional secretary, Carlie Blair, with tales of his latest conquests.
16) Crazy Horse
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Viking/Lipper
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 6
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English
17) Black Elk speaks
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Dramatic Pub Co
Pub. Date
1996
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English
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Authentic play with a very rich texture that becomes far more than just another cry for justice from the Indian point of view. The power of the play is the knowledge that it is all true. It has an almost insufferable grief and fear. This is the original Americans, and it hurts study this. Nebraska Author
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English
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A New York Times bestseller from the author of Band of Brothers: The biography of two fighters forever linked by history and the battle at Little Bighorn.
On the sparkling morning of June 25, 1876, 611 men of the United States 7th Cavalry rode toward the banks of Little Bighorn in the Montana Territory, where three thousand Indians stood waiting for battle. The lives of two great warriors would soon be forever...
On the sparkling morning of June 25, 1876, 611 men of the United States 7th Cavalry rode toward the banks of Little Bighorn in the Montana Territory, where three thousand Indians stood waiting for battle. The lives of two great warriors would soon be forever...
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Texas Tech University Press
Pub. Date
c2008
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English
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"A nonfiction account of the Oglala of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, and the white settler towns of Sheridan County, Nebraska. Explores the repercussions of Raymond Yellow Thunder's death at the hands of four white men in 1972 and the struggle of American Indian Movement Nebraska Coordinator Bob Yellow Bird Steele"--Provided by publisher.
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