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The killing of Crazy Horse
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- ISBN: 9780375714306
- ISBN: 0375714308
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xx, 568 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 21 cm - Edition: 1st Vintage Books ed.
- Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, 2011, c2010.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [539]-543) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: "When we were young, all we thought about was going to war" -- "I have always kept the oaths I made then, but Crazy Horse did not" -- "It is better to die young" -- "Crazy Horse was as fine an Indian as he ever knew" -- "A Sandwich Islander appears to exercise great control in the Indian councils" -- "Gold from the grass roots down" -- "We don't want any white men here" -- The wild devils of the north" -- "This whole business was exceedingly distasteful to me" -- "I knew this village by the horses" -- "He is no good and should be killed" -- |
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| Subject: | Crazy Horse approximately 1842-1877 Death and burial Oglala Indians Kings and rulers Biography Dakota Indians Wars |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Homer Public Library | B CRAZY HORSE (Text) | 000102762 | Biography | Available | - |
The Killing of Crazy Horse
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Table of Contents
The Killing of Crazy Horse
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| List of Maps | p. ix | |
| Introduction. "We'll come for you another time." | p. xi | |
| 1 | "When we were young, ail we thought about was going to war." | p. 3 |
| 2 | "I have always kept the oaths I made then, but Crazy Horse did not." | p. 18 |
| 3 | "It is better to die young." | p. 30 |
| 4 | "Crazy Horse was as fine an Indian as he ever knew." | p. 45 |
| 5 | "A Sandwich Islander appears to exercise great control in the Indian councils." | p. 60 |
| 6 | "Gold from the grass roots down." | p. 77 |
| 7 | "We don't want any white men here." | p. 91 |
| 8 | "The wild devils of the north." | p. 107 |
| 9 | "This whole business was exceedingly distasteful to me." | p. 122 |
| 10t"I knew this village by the horses." | p. 137 | |
| 11 | "He is no good and should be killed." | p. 147 |
| 12 | "Crookwas bristling for a fight." | p. 162 |
| 13 | "I give you these because they have no ears." | p. 172 |
| 14 | "I found it a more serious engagement than I thought." | p. 182 |
| 15 | "I am in constant dread of an attack." | p. 192 |
| 16 | "General Crook ought to be hung." | p. 203 |
| 17 | "You won't get anything to eat! You won't get anything to eat!" | p. 217 |
| 18 | "When spring comes, we are going to kill them like dogs." | p. 226 |
| 19 | "All the people here are in rags." | p. 242 |
| 20 | "I want this peace to last forever." | p. 257 |
| 21 | "I cannot decide these things for myself." | p. 266 |
| 22 | "It made his heart heavy and sad to think of these things." | p. 281 |
| 23 | "They were killed like wolves." | p. 289 |
| 24 | "The soldiers cold not go any further, and they knew that they had to die." | p. 302 |
| 25 | "It is impossible to work him through reasoning or kindness." | p. 331 |
| 26 | "If you goto Washington they are going to kill you." | p. 346 |
| 27 | "We washed the blood from our faces." | p. 357 |
| 28 | "I can have him whenever I want him." | p. 367 |
| 29 | "I am Crazy Horse! Don't touch me!" | p. 382 |
| 30 | "He feels too weak to die today." | p. 389 |
| 31 | "I heard him using the brave word." | p. 399 |
| 32 | "He has looked for death, and it has come." | p. 414 |
| 33 | "He still mourns the loss of his son." | p. 427 |
| 34 | "When I tell these things I have a pain in my heart." | p. 442 |
| 35 | "Im not telling anyone what I know about the killing of Crazy Horse." | p. 462 |
| Afterword. "No man is held in more veneration here than Crazy Horse." | p. 462 | |
| Methods, Sources, and Acknowledgments | p. 469 | |
| Notes | p. 473 | |
| Bibliography | p. 539 | |
| Index | p. 545 |
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