
Crazy Horse and Custer
About this book
On the sparkling morning of June 25, 1876, 611 U.S. Army soldiers rode toward the banks of the Little Bighorn in the Montana Territory, where 3,000 Indians stood waiting to battle.The lives of two great warriors would soon be forever linked throughout history: Crazy Horse, leader of the Oglala Sioux, and General George Armstrong Custer of the Seventh Cavalry. Both were men of aggression and supreme courage. Both had become leaders in their societies at very early ages; both had been stripped of power, and in disgrace had worked to earn back the respect of their people. And to both of them, the unspoiled grandeur of the Great Plains of North America was an irresistible challenge. Their parallel lives would pave the way, in a manner unknown to either, for an inevitable clash between the two nations fighting for possession of the open prairie. - Back cover.
Subjects
Kings and rulersGeneralsIndians of North AmericaWarsOglala IndiansBiographynyt:indigenous-americans=2015-03-08New York Times bestsellerCrazy horse, approximately 1842-1877Custer, george a. (george armstrong), 1839-1876Generals, biographyIndians of north america, biographyIndians of north america, wars, 1866-1895Little bighorn, battle of the, mont., 1876Dakota IndiansGénérauxBiographiesDakota (Indiens)Bataille de Little Bighorn, Mont., 1876Oglala Sioux