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Red Cloud’s War: Brave Eagle’s Account of the Fetterman Fight
Paul Goble
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Description for Red Cloud’s War: Brave Eagle’s Account of the Fetterman Fight
Hardback. With just 80 soldiers, Captain Fetterman boasted that he could defeat the entire Lakota nation. In 1866, after the Civil War, he would get his chance against Lakota chief Red Cloud. Fetterman's failure forced a negotiated peace treaty conceding every demand by the Lakota! Num Pages: 48 pages, 44 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: YFT. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 210 x 270 x 13. Weight in Grams: 472.
"We are brave and ready to fight for our lands...I will go now and I will fight you. As long as I live, I will fight you for the last hunting grounds of my people," said Red Cloud, war chief of the Oglala Lakota, to Colonel Carrington. The year was 1866, the Civil War had just ended, and the Bozeman Trail was the shortest route for prospectors to reach the gold rush territory of Montana-except that it passed straight through the lands of the powerful Oglala Lakota! When the US government demanded the construction of forts along the trail, the ... Read more
"We are brave and ready to fight for our lands...I will go now and I will fight you. As long as I live, I will fight you for the last hunting grounds of my people," said Red Cloud, war chief of the Oglala Lakota, to Colonel Carrington. The year was 1866, the Civil War had just ended, and the Bozeman Trail was the shortest route for prospectors to reach the gold rush territory of Montana-except that it passed straight through the lands of the powerful Oglala Lakota! When the US government demanded the construction of forts along the trail, the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
World Wisdom Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
472g
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781937786380
SKU
V9781937786380
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Paul Goble
Paul Goble is an award-winning author and illustrator of over 40 children's titles. His book, The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, won the prestigious Caldecott Medal. Born in England, he has lived in the US since 1977. In 1959, Goble was adopted into the Yakima and Sioux tribes (with the name Wakinyan Chikala, "Little Thunder") by Chief Edgar Red Cloud. ... Read more
Reviews for Red Cloud’s War: Brave Eagle’s Account of the Fetterman Fight
The figures of Indians and ponies, cavalry men and foot soldiers are complete in minute detail. Goble is inspired by the work of George Catlin. Catlin would be proud to know that he had such a talented disciple... It is a good book to grow into." New York Times