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The killing of Crazy Horse

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.

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Main Author: Powers, Thomas, 1940 Dec. 12-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Crazy Horse, > ca. 1842-1877 > Death and burial.
Oglala Indians > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Dakota Indians > Wars.
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:xx, 568 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780375414466
0375414460
Author Notes:Thomas Powers is a Pulitzer Prize--winning journalist and writer best known for his books on the history of intelligence organizations. Among them are Intelligence Wars: American Secret History from Hitler to al-Qaeda; Heisenberg's War: The Secret History of the German Bomb; and The Man Who Kept the Secrets: Richard Helms and the CIA . For most of the last decade Powers kept a 1984 Volvo at a nephew's house in Colorado, which he drove on frequent trips to the northern Plains. He lives in Vermont with his wife, Candace.

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