Describes, in graphic novel format, the Louisiana Purchase, the Second Fort Laramie Treaty, the Yellowstone expedition, and the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Tells the life story of Sioux chief Sitting Bull in graphic novel format, covering the Battle of the Little Bighorn and providing background on the conflicts between the U.S. government and Native Americans in the West.
Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Philbrick, Nathaniel
2010
Draws on native testimony, archaeological evidence, and firsthand observations of the battlefield to examine facts and myths about the Battle of Little Bighorn and provide an account of the final days of the battle between George Armstrong Custer's battalion and the warriors of Sitting Bull's village.
Because the Sioux had killed her Papa at the Battle of Little Bighorn, eleven-year-old Miranda struggles with her mama's prejudice and her own experiences with Indians in the Wild West Show.
Because the Sioux had killed her Papa at the Battle of Little Bighorn, eleven-year-old Miranda struggles with her mama's prejudice and her own experiences with Indians in the Wild West Show.
The author provides details from Lakota oral tradition pertaining to the Battle at Little Bighorn, and explores the events leading up to the battle, its significance, and the misinformation that has found its way into history for over 100 years.