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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | America's westward expansion in the 19th century was far from a foregone conclusion to the thousands of indigenous peoples, whose ancient way of life lay in its path. Historian Marshall (The Journey of Crazy Horse; The Lakota Way), who was born on South Dakota's Rosebud Sioux Reservation and has long chronicled the traditions and perspective of the Great Plains tribes, explains the context and the painful aftermath of this major turning point in his people's history. His careful description of the Greasy Grass Fight of 1876 (or the Battle of the Little Bighorn) overturns the popular misconception that the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne warriors' victory over the U.S. Seventh Cavalry was a "fluke" or, worse still, "a massacre." Yet he also registers the enormity of the change that followedâincluding forced settlement, assimilation and dependencyâwhen Crazy Horse surrendered his rifle to a U.S. Army officer less than a year later. Chapters alternately emphasizing strategy, weaponry, beliefs, lifestyle and other areas lend a fractured quality and some redundancy to the narrative. But Marshall's thoughtful reflections and rich detail (much of it drawn from the oral stories of unidentified Lakota elders) also immerse the reader in the experience of a once free people wrestling with an uncertain destiny. (May)
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Joseph M. Marshall III | | Hardcover: | 288 pages | | Publisher: | Viking Adult | | Publication Date: | May 10, 2007 | | Package Length: | 8.3 inches | | Package Width: | 5.8 inches | | Package Height: | 1.2 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.9 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 19 reviews |
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0 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 DIfferant view of Little Big Horn? Aug 20, 2008
I have read quite abit about Custers last stand, so I was looking forward to an Indian view of the Battle. Unfortunatly this book is very poorly written and confusing. It keeps jumping back and forth in history and repeats the samethings several time. Maybe that is because Indian culture didn't have a written lang.
Don't waste your money.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Little Big Horn - the rest of the story Feb 23, 2008
This book is very well written and researched. Author is obviously native, but tells the tale without rancor and name calling. An intelligent approach to filling in the blanks. Well told with pride and empathy. I highly recommend this book.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
REQUIRED ACADEMIC READING Feb 09, 2008
This book should be required reading in every highschool and college American history class in the USA,
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Not Bad, But Not A Great "Must Read"! Feb 05, 2008
I finished this book by recognized award-winning Lakota historian/storyteller Joseph M. Marshall III just last week after ordering it through Amazon and receiving an excellent bargain discount price, which I found to be utterly enticing. I do not regret reading it, which didn't take long, or adding it to my burgeoning "Indian Wars" era collection. But, honestly, I can only describe the work as "not bad" -- in my view, it's certainly not "great" or a "must read". I hope that my less than enthusiastic take doesn't offend anyone too much, because I know that the author is respected and well thought of!
More specifically, I generally agree with most of the critical observations made here by other reviewers, especially those regarding repetitiveness/redundancy. Further, while the book provides a nice balance to much of the Little Bighorn/"Indian Wars" literature by humanizing the ultimately mistreated, "ripped off" Lakota people (they were not just souless, inferior, Hollywood pasteboard cartoon characters with wildly painted faces, crude beads, and vulgar feathers to be labeled as " bloodthirsty savages" or "hostiles" -- they had a noteworthy culture with high ideals, a pronounced and sincere religious faith, a set of worthy, commendable traits, cherished their families, etc.), it leaves alot out, such as how, before they were overwhelmed, marginalized, and displaced in their turn by massive white immigration, the Lakota people conquered much of the northern plains by violently terrorizing and pushing out other native peoples. For instance, just ask the Crow.
But, in any case, I am very glad that the Lakota have always been a resilient people and that they (and key elements of their noteworthy culture) were not entirely wiped out and obliterated, as L. Frank Baum (creator of the beloved "Wizard of Oz") used to vehemently urge when he worked as a newspaper editor out West (true -- check it out!). He celebrated the death of Sitting Bull and the tragedy of Wounded Knee.
In my opinion, an apologetic for the Lakota is in order, but this account is noticeably biased. I do, however, hope that it somehow helps raise the level of awareness among the contemporary American public regarding the very real and continuing plight of the Lakota people and other dispossessed Native Americans. The depressing saga continues (e.g.- joblessness, alcoholism, and related dysfunction), and the Indian tribes are too much out of sight and out of mind for most modern day citizens!
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a Lakota perspective, but no gloating Jan 21, 2008
Mr. Marshall's account, from the Lakota perspective, of the fight at Greasy Grass, it's lead-up and aftermath is masterfully done. Far from gloating over what proved to be an ephemeral victory, Mr. Marshall demonstrates how the Lakota "victory" actually hastened the demise of their way of life. Smoothly written, this book is a "must" for those desiring to know the true history of the development of the American West.
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