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This book tells the story of a remarkable Oglala Sioux medicine man and a great visionary. In addition to being possessed of spiritual gifts. Black Elk was a warrior, and was a witness to some of the most crucial moments in the unfolding saga of the nineteenthe century American West. -- book jacket.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"Describes the life of the Native American holy man who fought at Little Big Horn, witnessed the death of his cousin Crazy Horse, traveled to Europe as part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show and became a traditionalist in the Ghost Dance movement"--
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Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Crazy Horse is among the most famous Native Americans in history, thanks to his success in the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876. This historical biography offers a comprehensive history of Crazy Horse's life, detailing his early years, his role in the Oglala Lakota tribe, his successes in battle, and his death."--
7) Crazy Horse
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 6
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
c1995
Description
"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"--Flyleaf.
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Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2001
Description
Turn the Stars Upside Down is the compelling and little-known story of Crazy Horse's surrender in 1877 only months after his last fight with the U.S. Army at Battle Butte, his futile attempts to find peace for his warrior heart among the reservation Indians, and his eventual undoing at the hands of his own Oglala people.
For all his life, this warrior has been a defender of the weak and helpless. But surrounded now on a tiny red island in a sea of...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
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 of North Plains Native Americans.
16) On the rez
Author
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
2001, 2000
Description
On the Rez is a sharp, unflinching account of the modern-day American Indian experience, especially that of the Oglala Sioux, who now live on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in the plains and badlands of the American West. Crazy Horse, perhaps the greatest Indian war leader of the 1800s, and Black Elk, the holy man whose teachings achieved worldwide renown, were Oglala; in these typically perceptive pages, Frazier seeks out their descendants on...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
"This book is the story of the Lakota and how they were forced onto a reservation, told from the point of view of Red Cloud, warrior and chief of the Lakota. It is a heavily illustrated account, with both text and illustrations by S.D. Nelson."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Blue Earth Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A biography of Chief Red Cloud, the Lakota leader who successfully forced the United States Army to close the Bozeman Trail, which crossed ancestral lands and endangered hunting grounds and sacred sites. Includes instructions for making an animal sign and a recipe for Sioux Indian Pudding.
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