The Killing of Crazy Horse
Read by
John Pruden
Release:
11/09/2010
Release:
11/09/2010
Release:
11/09/2010
Release:
11/09/2010
Runtime:
20h 52m
Runtime:
20h 52m
Runtime:
20h 52m
Quantity:
“Narrator John Pruden…[uses] an easygoing style. He breaks up long sentences with strategic pauses and adds a dramatic tone during key scenes, such as the attack on Custer and the death of Crazy Horse. Further, he handles Native American names and words with aplomb. In all, the book is informative and rewarding, and Pruden makes it work in audio.”
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A Washington Post Best Audiobook of 2010
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography
Winner of the 2011 Spur Award for Best Historical Nonfiction
Winner of the 2010 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History
He was the most feared and loathed Indian of his time, earning his reputation in surprise victories against the troops of Generals Crook and Custer at the Rosebud and Little Bighorn. Despite his enduring reputation, he has remained an enigma (even the whereabouts of his burial place are unknown, and no portrait or photograph of him exists). Now, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Thomas Powers brings Crazy Horse to life in this vivid work of American history.
Powers situates the critical battles won by Crazy Horse within the context of the decades-long conflict between Indian tribes and U.S. Army forces commonly called the Great Sioux Wars. He explores the complicated relationship between the tribes—in particular, Crazy Horse's Lakota Sioux—and the federal authorities. And he makes clear why the few battles won by the Indians—regardless of the fear they left in their wake—did not ultimately help them to stem the tide of settlers, gold seekers, and buffalo hunters that flooded the Great Plains after the Civil War.
Powers situates the critical battles won by Crazy Horse within the context of the decades-long conflict between Indian tribes and U.S. Army forces commonly called the Great Sioux Wars. He explores the complicated relationship between the tribes—in particular, Crazy Horse's Lakota Sioux—and the federal authorities. And he makes clear why the few battles won by the Indians—regardless of the fear they left in their wake—did not ultimately help them to stem the tide of settlers, gold seekers, and buffalo hunters that flooded the Great Plains after the Civil War.
Release:
2010-11-09
2010-11-09
2010-11-09
2010-11-09
Runtime:
Runtime:
Runtime:
Runtime:
20h 52m
20h 52m
20h 52m
20h 52m
Format:
audio
audio
audio
audio
Weight:
1.45 lb
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1.45 lb
0.55 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781400118748
9781400188741
9798200103812
9798200103829
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