Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781594160929
Publisert
2009-03-01
Utgiver
Westholme Publishing, U.S.
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
392
Forfatter
"Yenne's book excels..." - The New Yorker "...a remarkable, tragic portrait" -Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)"
Sitting Bull's name is still the best known of any American Indian leader, but his life and legacy have been shrouded with misinformation and half-truths. Tracing Sitting Bull's history from a headstrong youth and his first contact with encroaching settlers, through his ascension as the spiritual and military leader of the Lakota, friendshipwith a Swiss-American widow from New York, and death at the hands of the Indian police on the eve of the massacre at Wounded Knee, Bill Yenne, in Sitting Bull, finds a man who, in the face of an uncertain future, helped ensure the survival of his people.
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Sitting Bull's name is still the best-known of any American Indian leader, but his life and legacy remain shrouded with misinformation and half-truths. This title traces his life from a headstrong youth (named Jumping Badger) and first contact with White settlers, through to his arrest and untimely death at the hands of the Indian Affairs police.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781594160929
Publisert
2009-03-01
Utgiver
Westholme Publishing, U.S.
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
392
Forfatter