Halfbreed
Paperback
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Request this book.| Genre: | History |
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| Language: | English |
Paperback | |
| ISBN13: | 9780306814105 |
| ISBN10: | 0306814102 |
| Dimensions: | 6.0 x 9.0 x 1.23 inches |
| Weight: | 644 g |
| Published: | March 16, 2005 |
| Edition: | 8 |
About the Book
This is the story of the amazing and uncommon life of George Bent-a "halfbreed" born to a prominent white trader and his Indian wife-whose lifetime spanned one of the most exciting epochs in our nation's history. Raised as a Cheyenne but educated in white schools, George Bent fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War, became a Cheyenne warrior and survived the horrific 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, rode and killed for revenge with the ferocious Cheyenne Dog Soldiers, and later became a prominent interpreter and negotiator for whites and adviser to tribal leaders. He hobnobbed with frontier legends Kit Carson, Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill Hickok, and George Custer, and fought side-by-side with great Indian leaders. After a lifetime of adventures and misfortunes, accomplishments and failures, George Bent made a lasting contribution to the memory of his people by sharing with historians the story of the fighting Cheyennes.