red cloud's war, 1866-1867

"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.

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.

Chronicles the three decades of war between the Plains Indians and the U.S. government that ended with the massacre at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, covering such topics as the Sand Creek Massacre, Red Cloud's ambush, the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the defeat of the Nez Perce, and the Cheyenne Outbreak.

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 Chief Red Cloud, the Lakota leader who successfully forced the United States Army to close the Bozeman Trail, which crossed ancestral lands and endangered hunting grounds and sacred sites. Includes instructions for making an animal sign and a recipe for Sioux Indian Pudding.

Red Cloud, the Sioux warrior-statesman, was the only Native American 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 his powers, the Sioux could claim control of one-fifth of the contiguous United States.