Book Review Killing Crazy Horse

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Book review killing crazy horse. The title of this wide ranging book is misleading. Fascinating book about the history of westward expansion and the conflicts between the native americans and the white american settlers. Events leading up to the killing of the great sioux indian chief crazy horse at a military post in western nebraska in 1877 take up less than 100 of author thomas powers s 467 pages.

His embittered men resorted to eating their horses. Following the little bighorn even crazy horse realized that annihilation or acceptance of life on an agency or reservation. Powers handles the conflicting rashomon style perspectives deftly.

Pre publication book reviews and features keeping readers and industry influencers in the know since 1933. The killing of crazy horse by thomas powers alfred a. Army s campaign against the sioux.

Although the title is killing crazy horse the book is a lot more than just about the indian warrior crazy horse. The killing of crazy horse. George crook a senior commander in the u s.

All critical reviews kindle customer. Powers s book carefully and elegantly wrought if overlong and dense concentrates on the life and death of crazy horse the most fearsome of the sioux warriors. 1 0 out of 5 stars really disappointed.

Knopf 568 pages 30 one villain was gen. I can t praise bill o reilly s latest book killing crazy horse enough. And he offers a fresh take by relying heavily on the recollections of william garnett a half lakota interpreter who witnessed crazy horse s death but who has been practically ignored by historians.