1866-1895

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1866-1895

The forgotten heroes

the story of the Buffalo Soldiers
1996
Recounts the history of the ninth and tenth Cavalry regiments, comprised of African American soldiers recruited to open the West to settlers and whose deeds included escorting wagon trains, carrying mail, and fighting battles against Native Americans.

War for the plains

1994
Examines the Plains Indians and their struggle to keep their lands with discussion of the Dakota uprising, Little Bighorn, life on the reservation, and more.

Unlikely warriors

General Benjamin H. Grierson and his family
1984
Grierson became a cavalry officer during the Civil War and then became the commander of the Tenth Cavalry, a command of white officers and black enlisted men.

The Buffalo soldiers and the American West

2006
Presents a short history of the Buffalo Soldiers of the American West written in graphic novel format, and focuses on the African-Americans who fought against Native Indians and helped to protect the United States frontier.

Buffalo soldiers

1993
Recounts the deeds of the 9th and 10th Cavalry, comprised of African American soldiers who kept peace between Indians and settlers on the western frontier, fought in the Spanish-American War, and pursued the outlaw Pancho Villa through Mexico.

The Plains Indian wars, 1864-1890

2012
Looks at the Plains Indian Wars, focusing on the path to war, what it was like to live through these conflicts, and how it affected people on both sides.

Voices of the Buffalo Soldier

records, reports, and recollections of military life and service in the West
2003
Contains a collection of periodicals, letters, and military records that explores the experiences of Buffalo Soldiers who served in the American West; and describes their campaigns, daily lives, and interactions with white communities.

Crazy Horse and Custer

the parallel lives of two American warriors
1996
Compares and contrasts the lives of Crazy Horse, leader of the Oglala Sioux, and U.S. General George Armstrong Custer, and discusses their historic clash at Little Bighorn in June, 1876.

Killing Custer

the Battle of the Little Bighorn and the fate of the Plains Indians
2007
A nonfictional account, from the Native American point of view, of Custer's attack on the Plains Indians under the leadership of Sitting Bull in 1876.

Crazy Horse and Custer

the parallel lives of two American warriors
1975

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