Bibliograph

Red Cloud, a Lakota story of war and surrender, S.D. Nelson

Type

Label

Red Cloud, a Lakota story of war and surrender, S.D. Nelson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 54-55) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

mapsportraitsillustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 8-12

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Red Cloud

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

961357776

Responsibility statement

S.D. Nelson

Sub title

a Lakota story of war and surrender

Summary

A leader among the Lakota during the 1860s, Chief Red Cloud deeply opposed white expansion into Native American territory. He rejected treaties from the United States government and instead united the warriors of the Lakota and nearby tribes, becoming the only Native American to win a war against the U.S. Army. Despite his military successes, Red Cloud recognized that continued conflict would only bring destruction to his people. He made the controversial decision to make an agreement with the U.S. government, and moved his people to a reservation. The effects of his decision -- as well as the conflicts that arose from those who rejected the agreement and continued fighting against white expansion, such as Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull -- shaped much of the history of Native American relations with the U.S. in years to come. Includes archival images as well as original illustrations

Target audience

pre adolescent

resource.variantTitle

Lakota story of war and surrender

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