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The Cheyenne
Samuel Willard Crompton
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Description for The Cheyenne
Hardback. This volume covers the history of the Cheyenne tribe, from its origins to its interactions with European settlers and the U.S. government, to its place today. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YNM; YR. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
Thanks to cowboy-and-Indian movies of the 1950s and 1960s, the Cheyenne are among the best known of all Indian tribes. The moviegoer can readily picture the fast-moving Cheyenne, mounted on handsome horses, battling the U.S. Cavalry. While that image is indeed part of the story, the Cheyenne tribe is about much more than 19th-century warfare. The Cheyenne have persevered through strange and difficult times to emerge as one of the best adapted of all Great Plains peoples. They fought the U.S. Army with considerable success, but after the eventual defeat, the Cheyenne changed to a life of cattle herding and ... Read more
Thanks to cowboy-and-Indian movies of the 1950s and 1960s, the Cheyenne are among the best known of all Indian tribes. The moviegoer can readily picture the fast-moving Cheyenne, mounted on handsome horses, battling the U.S. Cavalry. While that image is indeed part of the story, the Cheyenne tribe is about much more than 19th-century warfare. The Cheyenne have persevered through strange and difficult times to emerge as one of the best adapted of all Great Plains peoples. They fought the U.S. Army with considerable success, but after the eventual defeat, the Cheyenne changed to a life of cattle herding and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Facts On File Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
443 g
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781604137972
SKU
V9781604137972
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