We Trailed The Sioux

Author : Paul L. Hedren
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0811700623

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We Trailed the Sioux by Paul L. Hedren Pdf

Drawing from some fifty unique sources, author Paul L. Hedren has crafted a fascinating account of the experiences of enlisted soldiers engaged in the Great Sioux War. The story tells of tiresome campaigning, bad water, scarce firewood, mosquitoes, extreme cold and heat, fighting, burying comrades, and the drudgery and horror of it all. Drawn exclusively from original diaries, letters, and reminiscences penned by the campaigners themselves, this book offers a perspective of the Indian Wars otherwise unavailable to students of the period today. - First-hand accounts of Indian fighting - Rare memoirs and diaries - An insight into American attitudes towards their Indian foe

Author : Joseph A. Altsheler
Publisher : VM eBooks
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Great Sioux Trail by Joseph A. Altsheler Pdf

THE SIOUX WARNING The scene cast a singular spell, uncanny and exciting, over young Clarke. The sweep of plains on one side, and on the other the dim outline of mountains behind which a blood-red sun was sinking, gave it a setting at once majestic and full of menace. The horizon, as the twilight spread over its whole surface, suggested the wilderness, the unknown and many dangers.

Author : Joseph Altsheler
Publisher : Litres
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9785040478125

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The Great Sioux Trail: A Story of Mountain and Plain by Joseph Altsheler Pdf

Author : Joseph Alexander Altsheler
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0353874825

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The Great Sioux Trail: A Story of Mountain and Plain by Joseph Alexander Altsheler Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : JOSEPH A. ALTSHELER
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033745774

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GREAT SIOUX TRAIL by JOSEPH A. ALTSHELER Pdf

Author : Joseph A. Altsheler
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0364316691

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The Great Sioux Trail by Joseph A. Altsheler Pdf

Excerpt from The Great Sioux Trail: A Story of Mountain and Plain Romances concerned with the Opening of the Great West just after the Civil War, and having a solid historical. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Sarah Tieck
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781629685557

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Sioux by Sarah Tieck Pdf

Informative, easy-to read text and oversized photographs draw in readers as they learn about the Sioux. Traditional ways of life, including social structure, homes, food, art, clothing, and more are covered. A map highlights the tribe's homeland, while fun facts and a timeline with photos help break up the text. Also discussed is contact with Europeans and American settlers, as well as how the people keep their culture alive today. The book closes with a quote from a tribe leader. Readers are left with a deeper understanding of the Sioux people. Table of contents, glossary, and index included. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Big Buddy Books is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Author : Joe Jackson
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780374709617

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Black Elk by Joe Jackson Pdf

Winner of the Society of American Historians' Francis Parkman Prize Winner of the PEN / Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography Best Biography of 2016, True West magazine Winner of the Western Writers of America 2017 Spur Award, Best Western Biography Finalist, National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography Long-listed for the Cundill History Prize One of the Best Books of 2016, The Boston Globe The epic life story of the Native American holy man who has inspired millions around the world Black Elk, the Native American holy man, is known to millions of readers around the world from his 1932 testimonial Black Elk Speaks. Adapted by the poet John G. Neihardt from a series of interviews with Black Elk and other elders at the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, Black Elk Speaks is one of the most widely read and admired works of American Indian literature. Cryptic and deeply personal, it has been read as a spiritual guide, a philosophical manifesto, and a text to be deconstructed—while the historical Black Elk has faded from view. In this sweeping book, Joe Jackson provides the definitive biographical account of a figure whose dramatic life converged with some of the most momentous events in the history of the American West. Born in an era of rising violence between the Sioux, white settlers, and U.S. government troops, Black Elk killed his first man at the Little Bighorn, witnessed the death of his second cousin Crazy Horse, and traveled to Europe with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show. Upon his return, he was swept up in the traditionalist Ghost Dance movement and shaken by the Massacre at Wounded Knee. But Black Elk was not a warrior, instead accepting the path of a healer and holy man, motivated by a powerful prophetic vision that he struggled to understand. Although Black Elk embraced Catholicism in his later years, he continued to practice the old ways clandestinely and never refrained from seeking meaning in the visions that both haunted and inspired him. In Black Elk, Jackson has crafted a true American epic, restoring to its subject the richness of his times and gorgeously portraying a life of heroism and tragedy, adaptation and endurance, in an era of permanent crisis on the Great Plains.

Author : Joseph Alexander Altsheler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1900
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:463250037

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The Great Sioux Trail by Joseph Alexander Altsheler Pdf

Author : D. L. Birchfield
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2002-12
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0836836693

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Sioux by D. L. Birchfield Pdf

A discussion of the history, culture, and contemporary life of the Sioux Indians.

Author : Gregory O. Gagnon
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9798216070078

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Culture and Customs of the Sioux Indians by Gregory O. Gagnon Pdf

A new addition to the Culture and Customs of Native Peoples in America series, this book examines the traditions and contemporary culture of the Sioux Indians. The Sioux are a Native American people who live in reservations and communities within Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, and Wisconsin, as well as certain provinces in Canada. According to U.S. Census Report data, over 150,000 individuals identify themselves as Sioux—more than any other tribe besides Cherokee, Navajo, Latin American Indian, and Chocktaw. Culture and Customs of the Sioux Indians reveals the details of the Sioux' past, such as wars and conflicts, historical tools, technology, and traditional housing. It also provides a comprehensive examination of the Sioux in the modern world, covering topics such as religion, education, social customs, gender roles, rites of passage, lifestyle, cuisine, arts, music, and much more. Readers will discover how the Sioux today merge traditional customs that have survived their tumultuous history with contemporary culture.

Author : Brian Baynton
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781039183605

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Trickster Raven and the Trail to Gitchee-Gami by Brian Baynton Pdf

Spring 1766. An infant dead at childbirth. A despondent mother. Trickster Raven. Shifting allegiances. Continuing conflict. These are the things Liam Hicks must deal with as he navigates his way through a rapidly changing world. Long-held relationships are passing, and new ones need to be formed. Liam soon learns that sometimes his beliefs and the circumstances he is facing do not line up well. Trickster Raven has fooled the village midwife and Liam’s Ojibwa partner, Deedeens. Raven leads them to mistakenly believe that Deedeens’ newborn son is dead because she was not big enough to carry the baby of a man Liam’s size to term. Even though Ashagi-Manidoo’s dream that Liam and Deedeens will be together forever still holds much power, Deedeens refuses to see a future with Liam if she cannot deliver him future children. After many attempts to help Deedeens see things differently, Liam decides he must leave Aamjiwnaang to give her time and space to heal. Liam is offered the opportunity to go north with his fur-trader friend Charles de Langlade who is heading for the Ouisconsin Territory where the beaver can still be found in great numbers. On his return to Michilimackinac, Liam is asked by the new fort commander, Robert Rogers, to head out with an expedition that will be searching for the fabled Northwest Passage. As the spectre of winter looms, will Liam survive the treachery, harsh landscape, and continuing skirmishes with the Sioux so he can return to Deedeens and salvage their relationship.

Author : Joseph A Altsheler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798695134384

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The Great Sioux Trail by Joseph A Altsheler Pdf

The Great Sioux Trail is the first of a group of romances concerned with the opening of the Great West just after the Civil War, and having a solid historical basis. They will be connected by the presence of leading characters in all the volumes, but every one will be in itself a complete story.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1928
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112099969005

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U.S. Army Recruiting News by Anonim Pdf

Author : Joseph a Altsheler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798714397998

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The Great Sioux Trail by Joseph a Altsheler Pdf

The Great Sioux Trail is the first of a group of romances concerned with the opening of the Great West just after the Civil War, and having a solid historical basis. They will be connected by the presence of leading characters in all the volumes, but every one will be in itself a complete story.