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- Summary
- The great Sioux warrior-statesman Red Cloud was the only American Indian in history to defeat the United States Army in a war, forcing the government to sue for peace on his terms. At the peak of Red Cloud's powers, the Sioux could claim control of one-fifth of the contiguous United States and the loyalty of thousands of fierce fighters. Born in 1821 near the Platte River in modern-day Nebraska, Red Cloud lived an epic life of courage, wisdom, and fortitude in the face of a relentless enemy -- the soldiers and settlers who represented the "manifest destiny" of an expanding America. He grew up an orphan and had to overcome numerous social disadvantages to advance in Sioux culture. Red Cloud did that by being the best fighter, strategist, and leader of his fellow warriors. As the white man pushed farther and farther west, they stole the Indians' land, slaughtered the venerated buffalo, and murdered with impunity anyone who resisted their intrusions. The final straw for Red Cloud and his warriors was the U.S. government's frenzied spate of fort building throughout the pristine Powder River Country that abutted the Sioux's sacred Black Hills -- Paha Sapa to the Sioux, or "The Heart of Everything That Is." The result was a gathering of angry tribes under one powerful leader. What came to be known as Red Cloud's War (1866-1868) culminated in a massacre of American cavalry troops that presaged the Little Bighorn and served warning to Washington that the Plains Indians would fight, and die for their land and traditions. Despite his fame, the fog of history has left Red Cloud strangely obscured. With this book, the story of our nation's most powerful and successful Indian warrior is finally told and it restores Red Cloud to his rightful place in American history. In a sweeping and dramatic narrative, based on years of primary research, the events leading to Red Cloud's War are traced as he fights for the very existence of the Indian way of life. It also provides intimate portraits of the many men and women whose lives Red Cloud touched, including mountain men, such as the larger-than-life Jim Bridger; U.S. generals, like William Tecumseh Sherman who was charged with annihilating the Sioux; fearless explorers, such as the dashing John Bozeman; and the warriors Red Cloud groomed, including the legendary Crazy Horse. This stirring chronicle of the conflict between an expanding white civilization and the Plains Indians who stood in its way places the reader at the center of this remarkable epoch in American history and finally gives Red Cloud the modern-day recognition he deserves. -- Publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xii, 414 pages
- Contents
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- Pt. I, The prairie : -- First contact -- Guns and badlands -- The Black Hills and beyond -- "Red Cloud comes!" -- Counting coup -- "Print the legend."
- Pt. II, The invasion : -- Old Gabe -- The glory road -- Pretty Owl and Pine Leaf -- A blood-tinged season -- A lone stranger -- Samuel Colt's invention -- A brief respite -- The Dakotas rise
- Pt. III, The resistance : -- Strong hearts -- An army in shambles -- Blood on the ice -- The great escape -- Bloody bridge station -- The hunt for Red Cloud -- Burn the bodies; eat the horses
- Pt. IV, The war : -- War is peace -- Big bellies and shirt wearers -- Colonel Carrington's circus -- Here be monsters -- The perfect fort -- "Mercifully kill all the wounded" -- Roughing it -- A thin blue line -- Fire in the belly -- High plains drifters
- Pt. V, The massacre : -- Fetterman -- Dress rehearsal -- Soldiers in both hands -- The half-man's omen -- Broken arrows -- "Like hogs brought to market" -- Fear and mourning
- Isbn
- 9781451654684
- Label
- The heart of everything that is : the untold story of Red Cloud, an American legend
- Title
- The heart of everything that is
- Title remainder
- the untold story of Red Cloud, an American legend
- Statement of responsibility
- Bob Drury and Tom Clavin
- Subject
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- Biography
- History
- Oglala Indians
- Oglala Indians -- Government relations
- Oglala Indians -- Government relations
- Oglala Indians -- History
- Oglala Indians -- Kings and rulers
- 1866 - 1867
- Red Cloud's War (1866-1867)
- Red Cloud's War, 1866-1867
- Red Cloud, 1822-1909
- Red Cloud, 1822-1909
- Oglala Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The great Sioux warrior-statesman Red Cloud was the only American Indian in history to defeat the United States Army in a war, forcing the government to sue for peace on his terms. At the peak of Red Cloud's powers, the Sioux could claim control of one-fifth of the contiguous United States and the loyalty of thousands of fierce fighters. Born in 1821 near the Platte River in modern-day Nebraska, Red Cloud lived an epic life of courage, wisdom, and fortitude in the face of a relentless enemy -- the soldiers and settlers who represented the "manifest destiny" of an expanding America. He grew up an orphan and had to overcome numerous social disadvantages to advance in Sioux culture. Red Cloud did that by being the best fighter, strategist, and leader of his fellow warriors. As the white man pushed farther and farther west, they stole the Indians' land, slaughtered the venerated buffalo, and murdered with impunity anyone who resisted their intrusions. The final straw for Red Cloud and his warriors was the U.S. government's frenzied spate of fort building throughout the pristine Powder River Country that abutted the Sioux's sacred Black Hills -- Paha Sapa to the Sioux, or "The Heart of Everything That Is." The result was a gathering of angry tribes under one powerful leader. What came to be known as Red Cloud's War (1866-1868) culminated in a massacre of American cavalry troops that presaged the Little Bighorn and served warning to Washington that the Plains Indians would fight, and die for their land and traditions. Despite his fame, the fog of history has left Red Cloud strangely obscured. With this book, the story of our nation's most powerful and successful Indian warrior is finally told and it restores Red Cloud to his rightful place in American history. In a sweeping and dramatic narrative, based on years of primary research, the events leading to Red Cloud's War are traced as he fights for the very existence of the Indian way of life. It also provides intimate portraits of the many men and women whose lives Red Cloud touched, including mountain men, such as the larger-than-life Jim Bridger; U.S. generals, like William Tecumseh Sherman who was charged with annihilating the Sioux; fearless explorers, such as the dashing John Bozeman; and the warriors Red Cloud groomed, including the legendary Crazy Horse. This stirring chronicle of the conflict between an expanding white civilization and the Plains Indians who stood in its way places the reader at the center of this remarkable epoch in American history and finally gives Red Cloud the modern-day recognition he deserves. -- Publisher description
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Drury, Bob
- Dewey number
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- 978.004/9752
- B
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E99.O3
- LC item number
- R3725 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Red Cloud
- Oglala Indians
- Red Cloud's War, 1866-1867
- Oglala Indians
- Oglala Indians
- Red Cloud
- Red Cloud's War (1866-1867)
- Oglala Indians
- Oglala Indians
- Oglala Indians
- Label
- The heart of everything that is : the untold story of Red Cloud, an American legend, Bob Drury and Tom Clavin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (page 369-397) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Pt. I, The prairie : -- First contact -- Guns and badlands -- The Black Hills and beyond -- "Red Cloud comes!" -- Counting coup -- "Print the legend."
- Pt. II, The invasion : -- Old Gabe -- The glory road -- Pretty Owl and Pine Leaf -- A blood-tinged season -- A lone stranger -- Samuel Colt's invention -- A brief respite -- The Dakotas rise
- Pt. III, The resistance : -- Strong hearts -- An army in shambles -- Blood on the ice -- The great escape -- Bloody bridge station -- The hunt for Red Cloud -- Burn the bodies; eat the horses
- Pt. IV, The war : -- War is peace -- Big bellies and shirt wearers -- Colonel Carrington's circus -- Here be monsters -- The perfect fort -- "Mercifully kill all the wounded" -- Roughing it -- A thin blue line -- Fire in the belly -- High plains drifters
- Pt. V, The massacre : -- Fetterman -- Dress rehearsal -- Soldiers in both hands -- The half-man's omen -- Broken arrows -- "Like hogs brought to market" -- Fear and mourning
- Control code
- 1517230
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xii, 414 pages
- Isbn
- 9781451654684
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2013003200
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1517230
- (OCoLC)826458599
- Label
- The heart of everything that is : the untold story of Red Cloud, an American legend, Bob Drury and Tom Clavin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (page 369-397) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Pt. I, The prairie : -- First contact -- Guns and badlands -- The Black Hills and beyond -- "Red Cloud comes!" -- Counting coup -- "Print the legend."
- Pt. II, The invasion : -- Old Gabe -- The glory road -- Pretty Owl and Pine Leaf -- A blood-tinged season -- A lone stranger -- Samuel Colt's invention -- A brief respite -- The Dakotas rise
- Pt. III, The resistance : -- Strong hearts -- An army in shambles -- Blood on the ice -- The great escape -- Bloody bridge station -- The hunt for Red Cloud -- Burn the bodies; eat the horses
- Pt. IV, The war : -- War is peace -- Big bellies and shirt wearers -- Colonel Carrington's circus -- Here be monsters -- The perfect fort -- "Mercifully kill all the wounded" -- Roughing it -- A thin blue line -- Fire in the belly -- High plains drifters
- Pt. V, The massacre : -- Fetterman -- Dress rehearsal -- Soldiers in both hands -- The half-man's omen -- Broken arrows -- "Like hogs brought to market" -- Fear and mourning
- Control code
- 1517230
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xii, 414 pages
- Isbn
- 9781451654684
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2013003200
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1517230
- (OCoLC)826458599
Subject
- Biography
- History
- Oglala Indians
- Oglala Indians -- Government relations
- Oglala Indians -- Government relations
- Oglala Indians -- History
- Oglala Indians -- Kings and rulers
- 1866 - 1867
- Red Cloud's War (1866-1867)
- Red Cloud's War, 1866-1867
- Red Cloud, 1822-1909
- Red Cloud, 1822-1909
- Oglala Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
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