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Red Cloud's War: Brave Eagle's Account of the Fetterman Fight

Paul Goble

Silver Medal Winner:Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) -Nonfiction (2015)
With just 80 soldiers, Captain Fetterman boasted that he could defeat the entire Lakota nation. In 1866, after the Civil War, he would get his chance against Lakota chief Red Cloud. Fetterman's failure forced a negotiated peace treaty conceding every demand by the Lakota! Told from the perspective of fictional warrior, Brave Eagle, this newly revised edition features digitally enhanced artwork, completely revised text, a brand new layout, and a fascinating foreword by Robert Lewis.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Wisdom Tales
  • Publish Date: Jun 7th, 2015
  • Pages: 48
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.45in - 7.99in - 0.20in - 1.04lb
  • EAN: 9781937786380
  • Recommended age: 08-12
  • Categories: Historical - United States - 19th CenturyPeople & Places - United States - Native American

About the Author

Paul Goble is an award-winning author and illustrator of over 40 children's titles. His book, The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, won the prestigious Caldecott Medal. Born in England, he has lived in the US since 1977. In 1959, Goble was adopted into the Yakima and Sioux tribes (with the name Wakinyan Chikala, "Little Thunder") by Chief Edgar Red Cloud. Goble has given his entire collection of original illustrations to the South Dakota Art Museum in Brookings, South Dakota, where it is permanently on display. He lives in Rapid City, SD. Robert Lewis is an award-winning storyteller, author, and artist of Cherokee, Navaho, and Apache descent. He works for the Cherokee Nation as a school and community specialist and conducts outreach classes and services in art, culture, and storytelling. He lives in Tahlequah, OK.

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Praise for this book

"The figures of Indians and ponies, cavalry men and foot soldiers are complete in minute detail. Goble is inspired by the work of George Catlin. Catlin would be proud to know that he had such a talented disciple.... It is a good book to grow into."