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The great Sioux warrior-statesman Red Cloud was the only American Indian in history to defeat the United States Army in a war, forcing the government to sue for peace on his terms. At the peak of Red Cloud's powers, the Sioux could claim control of one-fifth of the contiguous United States and the loyalty of thousands of fierce fighters. But the fog of history has left Red Cloud strangely obscured. Born in 1821 near the Platte River in modern-day Nebraska, Red Cloud lived an epic life of courage, wisdom, and fortitude in the face of a relentless enemy -- the soldiers and settlers who represented the "manifest destiny" of an expanding America. He grew up an orphan and had to overcome numerous social disadvantages to advance in Sioux culture. Red Cloud did that by being the best fighter, strategist, and leader of his fellow warriors. As the white man pushed farther and farther west, they stole the Indians' land, slaughtered the venerated buffalo, and murdered with impunity anyone who resisted their intrusions. The final straw for Red Cloud and his warriors was the U.S. government's frenzied spate of fort building throughout the pristine Powder River Country that abutted the Sioux's sacred Black Hills -- Paha Sapa to the Sioux, or "The Heart of Everything That Is." The result was a gathering of angry tribes under one powerful leader. What came to be known as Red Cloud's War (1866-1868) culminated in a massacre of American cavalry troops that presaged the Little Bighorn and served warning to Washington that the Plains Indians would fight, and die, for their land and traditions. But many more American soldiers would die first. - Jacket flap.
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Kings and rulers, Oglala Indians, Government relations, Red Cloud's War, 1866-1867, Red Cloud's War (1866-1867) fast (OCoLC)fst01092072, Biography, History, nyt:paperback-nonfiction=2014-09-21, New York Times bestseller, Indians of north america, west (u.s.), Red cloud, 1822-1909, Indians of north america, biography, Indians of north america, government relations, Indians of north america, history, Indians of north america, wars, 1866-1895, Indians, Indians of north america, wars, Indians of north america, juvenile literatureShowing 8 featured editions. View all 8 editions?
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Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, an American Legend
2018, McElderry Books, Margaret K.
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The Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend
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The Heart of Everything that Is: the untold story of Red Cloud, an American legend
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