| Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains Revised Edition Contributor(s): Eastman, Charles A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486296083 ISBN-13: 9780486296081 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2011 Annotation: Raised as a young Sioux in the 1860s and 1870s, Eastman knew some of the Indian leaders he portrays here in vivid, biographical sketches. Included are Red Cloud, Rain-in-the-Face, Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, Little Crow, Chief Joseph and 9 more. These inspiring pieces are enhanced with 12 portraits. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Native American - History | North American - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Native American & Aboriginal |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 97005514 |
| Lexile Measure: 1190 |
| Series: Dover Books on the American Indians |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 5.42" W x 8.51" (0.33 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Raised as a Santee Sioux in the 1860s and 1870s, Charles A. Eastman (Ohiyesa) wrote eleven books in which he attempted to correct misapprehensions whites had about Indians and to bring the two races closer together. In the present volume he offers biographical sketches of 15 great Indian leaders, most of them Sioux and some of them, like Red Cloud and Rain-in-the-Face, friends and acquaintances of the author. In vivid vignettes Eastman captures the character, achievements and historic importance of such leaders as Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, Little Crow, Chief Joseph, and Spotted Tail. Enhanced with 12 portraits, these inspiring pieces will be of great interest to students of American Indian culture and history as well as to anyone who enjoys reading about the larger-than-life figures who dominated Indian life in the second half of the nineteenth century. |