Crazy Horse: The Strange Man of the Oglalas (50th Anniversary Edition) - Softcover

Sandoz, Mari

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803292112 ISBN 13: 9780803292116

Publisher: University of Nebraska Press, 1992

Synopsis

Crazy Horse, the military leader of the Oglala Sioux whose personal power and social nonconformity set him off as "strange," fought in many famous battles, including the one at the Little Bighorn. He held out boldly against the government's efforts to confine the Sioux on reservations. Finally, in the spring of 1877 he surrendered, one of the last important chiefs to do so, only to meet a violent death. Mari Sandoz, the noted author of Cheyenne Autumn and Old Jules, both available as Bison Books, has captured the spirit of Crazy Horse with a strength and nobility befitting his heroism.

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From the Inside Flap

"[One] of the great stories of the West, and written . . . in the spirit of the sages, with scrupulous regard for truth and history."—Atlantic Monthly. "The glorious hero tale told with beauty and power . . . the story of a great American."—John G. Neihardt, New York Times. "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.

Crazy Horse, the legendary military leader of the Oglala Sioux whose personal power and nonconformity set him off as "strange," fought in many famous battles, including the Little Bighorn. He 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.

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. 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.

About the Author

This edition, published on the fiftieth anniversary of the book's original publication, carries an introduction by Stephen B. Oates, the well-known biographer of Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., and others.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0803292112
• ISBN 13: 9780803292116
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 428