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| Red Cloud’s War: Brave Eagle’s Account of the Fetterman Fight |
| “Red Cloud’s War: Brave Eagle’s Account of the Fetterman Fight”—details, sample pages, more |
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Subjects(s):
American Indian
Children’s Books
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Price: $16.95
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ISBN: 978-1-937786-38-0
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Book Size: 7.75" × 10.25"
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# of Pages: 48
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Language: English
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Description
A commemorative edition of Paul Goble's earlier book The Fetterman Fight, now with enhanced artwork, an updated and edited text, new layout, and additional sections. The book tells the tale of Brave Eagle, a fictional young Lakota warrior, who recounts his adventures in the exciting battle that took place in 1866. Brave Eagle’s story is a composite adaptation of accounts given by a number of warriors who actually participated in the events leading up to, including, and after the Fetterman Fight. The book includes a new foreword by Robert Lewis, a Cherokee, Navaho, and Apache storyteller.
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AWARDS
- Award-Winning Finalist in the “Children's Fiction” category of the 2015 USA “Best Book” Awards
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- Award-Winning Finalist in the “Children's Fiction” category of the 2015 USA “Best Book” Awards
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“Fighting to preserve Oglala Sioux territory northwest of Fort Laramie, in modern-day Wyoming, war chief Red Cloud routs a band of 80 soldiers in 1866. Young Brave Eagle describes the events leading up to the Battle of the Hundred in the Hands and the fierce encounter, sometimes called the Fetterman Fight for the glory-seeking captain who had led his soldiers into an ambush. There were no U.S. Army survivors. First published in 1972, this stirring story has been slightly reworked and reissued with additional material, including a forward from Native American storyteller Robert Lewis and an extensive list of references. In an opening author's note, Goble explains that his imagined warrior's narrative ‘attempts to capture the spirit of the published Indian accounts.’ Maps introduce this history, and Goble's dramatic color illustrations, digitized from his original ledger-style artwork, bring it alive. Groups of flat figures stand out on shiny white pages; they're under, adjacent to, or nearly overwhelming the text. There's glorious detail in the costumes, weapons, and even decorations for the horses. This is part of a series of reissues of early titles by this award-winning author/illustrator, welcome both for their good stories and for the care he's taken to provide the sources and references that weren't customary in children's literature 40 years ago. An exciting tale, rousingly told.”
—Kirkus Reviews
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