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Crazy Horse

Name: Crazy Horse
Author: Mari Sandoz
ISBN: 9780803217874

The Strange Man of the Oglalas

by Mari Sandoz

Introduction by Vine Deloria, Jr.

Published by: University of Nebraska Press

Imprint: Bison Books

512 Pages, 133.00 × 203.00 mm

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9780803217874
Published: March 2008

£18.99

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9780803240872
Published: March 2008

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9780803245983
Published: January 2013

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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 efforts to confine the Lakotas to reservations. Finally, in the spring of 1877 he surrendered, only to meet a violent death. More than a century later Crazy Horse continues to hold a special place in the hearts and minds of his people. Mari Sandoz offers a powerful evocation of the long-ago world and enduring spirit of Crazy Horse.

Chosen as a 2007 One Book, One Nebraska selection, this edition of Crazy Horse includes discussion questions and a comprehensive glossary to enhance the reader's experience with this classic Sandoz text.

BOOK I - THE LIGHT-HAIRED BOY

1. Cow Tracks on the Holy Road

2. The Coming of the Wagon Guns

3. The Gift of Ears

4. Soldiers on the Blue Water

5. The Great Teton Council

6. The Song of a Good Name

BOOK II - THE GLORIOUS WARRIOR

1. Fat Times for the People

2. Whites Like Rising Flood Waters

3. The Big Year

4. The Hundred in the Hands

5. So Long as Grass Shall Grow

6. Many Things Thrown Away

BOOK III - THE MAN OF THE PEOPLE

1. Marriage and the Death of a Friend

2. Death, and the Thieves' Road

3. The Great Encampment

4. Many Soldiers Falling into Camp

5. The Smoke of Victory Hangs Low

6. Sitting on the White Man's Island

7. A Red Blanket from His Own

WHITE-MAN CHRONOLOGY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

NOTES

Mari Sandoz (1896–1966) is the noted author of Cheyenne Autumn, Old Jules, and The Battle of the Little Bighorn (all available in Bison Books editions).

Vine Deloria Jr. (1933–2005) is the author of many books, including Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto and Red Earth, White Lies: Native Americans and the Myth of Scientific Fact.

"Here is a glorious hero tale told with beauty and power . . . the story of a great American."—John G. Neihardt, New York Times

"[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

"This history of the Oglala Indian Crazy Horse is a splendidly done thing. [Sandoz] gives a magnificent picture of the Plains Indian civilization."—Washington Star

“The urge to shape political policy and attitudes by capturing an aura of her subjects is best exemplified by Sandoz’s passionate intensity in the writing of the book Crazy Horse.” -Mary Dixon, Great Plains Quarterly

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