red cloud

"Red Cloud distinguished himself early on as a brave and skilled warrior. In his youth, he joined his people, the Oglala Sioux, in fighting nearby Crow and Pawnee groups. When the United States government created the Bozeman Trail-a shortcut to the Oregon Trail that led directly through Sioux hunting grounds-Red Cloud embarked on a prolonged campaign against the government. He is the only Native American in history to win a war against the US Army"--Provided by publisher.

Drawing on a wealth of evidence, including Red Cloud's biography, which was lost for nearly a hundred years, this never-before-told story of the great Oglala Sioux chief - the only Plains Indian to defeat the United States Army in a war - places readers at the center of the conflict over western expansion.

Recounts the life of Native American Chief of the Oglala Sioux Red Cloud, and how he led his people in a war for survival against the United States Army.

A leader among the Lakota, Chief Red Cloud opposed white expansion into Native American territory and eventually became the only Native American to win a war against the U.S. Army.

"Explains Red Cloud's War, including its chronology, causes, and lasting effects"--Provided by publisher.

A biography of the Oglala Indian leader Red Cloud.

Biography of the Sioux warrior-statesman Red Cloud, the only American Indian to ever defeat the United States Army in a war.

An illustrated account of the Fetterman Fight as told through the eyes of a fictional Lakota warrior named Brave Eagle.

Tells the story of the Oglala Sioux chief Red Cloud, the Indian commander of the Plains who witnessed the opening of the West and forced the American government to sue for peace in a conflict named for him.

A biography of the Oglala Indian who rose to leadership in the Sioux nation because of his skill with weapons and words.