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Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
This is a historical saga of a miner from Cornwall, England, and his journeys through life from 1855-1906. He sailed on three oceans to live the life of a pioneer among "Tinners", Zulu, Sioux Indians, Boers, and lawless characters of mining camps much the same the world over. He held fast to dreams and principles and loved the excitement and adventures in Kimberley, SouthAfrica-Deadwood, Dakota Territory-and Western Australia; while mining tin, diamonds,...
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Pub. Date
©1995
Language
English
Description
In December 1890 the U.S. Seventh Cavalry massacred a band of Lakota men, women, and children at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. Miraculously, after a four-day blizzard, an infant was found alive under the frozen body of her dead mother. The dashing brigadier general (and future Assistant Attorney General of the United States) Leonard W. Colby kidnapped and then adopted the baby girl named Lost Bird (18901920) as a "living curio," and exploited...
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Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior's Life & Legacy, the Edward Clown family, descendants of the Lakota war leader, presents the family tales and memories told to them about their famous grandfather. In many ways, the Clown family's oral history differs from what has become the standard and widely accepted biography of Crazy Horse. The family clarifies the inaccuracies and shares their story about the past, including what it means to them to be Lakota,...
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