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"Read about one of the greatest chiefs of the Oglala Sioux, and his victory at the Battle of Little Bighorn"--Provided by publisher.

In the great oral tradition of the Lakota people, Marshall shares the compelling history of a man, a tribe, and a legacy of courage and endurance.

"A magisterial dual biography of Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, revealing in groundbreaking new detail the two most legendary and consequential American Indian leaders, who triumphed at the Battle of Little Big Horn and led Sioux resistance in the fierce final chapter of the "Indian Wars.""--From book jacket.

Told with vigor and insight, this is the memorable story of Wooden Leg (1858-1940), one of sixteen hundred warriors of the Northern Cheyennes who fought with the Lakotas against Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Wooden Leg remembers the world of the Cheyennes before they were forced onto reservations. He tells of growing up on the Great Plains and learning how to be a Cheyenne man. We hear from him about Cheyenne courtship, camp life, spirituality,...

Impervious to fear for his own life and callous toward the fears of others-a revealing look at the extraordinary personality of George Armstrong Custer The death of George Armstrong Custer ended the life of one of the most flamboyant, brave, careless, and fascinating characters ever to wear a United States military uniform. His dramatic rise during the Civil War to the brevet rank of brigadier general at age twenty-three, and his uncanny ability...