Cheyenne Dog Soldiers: A Ledgerbook History of Coups and Combat - Hardcover

Afton, Jean; Halaas, David Fridtjof; Masich, Andrew E.; Ellis, Richard N.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0870814354 ISBN 13: 9780870814358

Publisher: Univ Pr of Colorado, 1997

Synopsis

Looks at the Cheyenne Dog Soldiers through a nearly forgotten ledgerbook of pencil illustrations by Cheyenne warriors. Shows color photos of the drawings side-by-side with explanations and commentary, matching the drawings with known events, such as the 1865 battles of Rush Creek, Platte River Bridge, and Tongue River in the Dakota and Montana territories. Includes color illustrations and b&w photos. For general readers and historians. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Review:

"Without question, this volume will long stand as a landmark achievement in the interpretation not only of ledgerbook art but also of the Cheyenne's historic struggle to preserve their ancestral way of life." -- Nebraska History

"[S]pectacular . . . Cheyenne Dog Soldiers deserves wide readership and careful study." -- Montana Magazine

"Cheyenne Dog Soldiers offers us our best opportunity to enter the minds of the long-departed warrior artists who created the scenes." -- Journal of the Indian Wars

About this edition

• Publisher: Univ Pr of Colorado
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0870814354
• ISBN 13: 9780870814358
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400