Little Big Man

Thomas Berger’s Western Heritage Award–winning Little Big Man was also made into a popular 1970 Arthur Penn film starring Dustin Hoffman. Featuring unforgettable exploits from the life of a 111-year-old protagonist, Berger’s masterpiece offers a profoundly entertaining exploration into the complex history of the American West.

Surviving a massacre at age 10, Jack Crabb is adopted by a Cheyenne chief and given the nickname Little Big Man. For years, Jack fully embraces life as warrior. But when his tribe is slaughtered by cavalry commanded by General George Armstrong Custer, Jack begins living once more as a white man. Embarking on a grand series of adventures, Jack hunts buffalo and has extraordinary encounters with the likes of Wild Bill Hickok and Wyatt Earp.