Author: Gerry Robinson
Publisher: Sweetgrass Books
ISBN: 9781733426602
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
What should a man do when the army sends him to help kill his wife's family? His grandson and Northern Cheyenne tribe member, Gerry Robinson, reaches back through time to unravel the emotional and complex story. Bill Rowland married into the Northern Cheyenne Tribe in 1850, eventually becoming the primary interpreter in their negotiations with the U.S. government. On November 25, 1876--five months to the day after Custer died at the Little Bighorn--Bill found himself obligated to ride into the tribe's main winter camp with over a thousand U.S. troops bent on destroying it. The Cheyenne Sweet Medicine Chief, Little Wolf, had been to the white man's cities. He knew how many waited there to follow the path cleared by soldiers who were out seeking revenge for their great loss. He also knew that the hot-blooded Kit Fox leader, Last Bull, emboldened by their recent victory and convinced he could defeat them all, posed a dangerous threat from within. Tradition and the protestations of the boisterous young leader prevented Little Wolf's warnings from being taken seriously. This is the balanced and compelling story of the ensuing battle"€"its origins and the devastating results"€"told beautifully from the perspective of both Little Wolf and his brother-in-law, the government interpreter, Bill Rowland. Pulled from the dark historical shadow of Custer, Crazy Horse, and the Lakota, The Cheyenne Story vividly brings to life the little known events that led to the end of the Plains Indian War and the beginning of the Cheyenne's exile from the only home and lifestyle they had ever known. In a commendable effort to preserve the Cheyenne language in written word, Gerry Robinson worked closely with tribal elders and Cheyenne cultural leaders to accurately and seamlessly incorporate the language into his text. Robinson's characters use the Cheyenne language in their dialogue, and the reader comes to know and understand its meanings contextually and by employing the accompanying glossary of Cheyenne words and phrases found at the back of the book.
The Cheyenne Story
Author: Gerry Robinson
Publisher: Sweetgrass Books
ISBN: 9781733426602
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
What should a man do when the army sends him to help kill his wife's family? His grandson and Northern Cheyenne tribe member, Gerry Robinson, reaches back through time to unravel the emotional and complex story. Bill Rowland married into the Northern Cheyenne Tribe in 1850, eventually becoming the primary interpreter in their negotiations with the U.S. government. On November 25, 1876--five months to the day after Custer died at the Little Bighorn--Bill found himself obligated to ride into the tribe's main winter camp with over a thousand U.S. troops bent on destroying it. The Cheyenne Sweet Medicine Chief, Little Wolf, had been to the white man's cities. He knew how many waited there to follow the path cleared by soldiers who were out seeking revenge for their great loss. He also knew that the hot-blooded Kit Fox leader, Last Bull, emboldened by their recent victory and convinced he could defeat them all, posed a dangerous threat from within. Tradition and the protestations of the boisterous young leader prevented Little Wolf's warnings from being taken seriously. This is the balanced and compelling story of the ensuing battle"€"its origins and the devastating results"€"told beautifully from the perspective of both Little Wolf and his brother-in-law, the government interpreter, Bill Rowland. Pulled from the dark historical shadow of Custer, Crazy Horse, and the Lakota, The Cheyenne Story vividly brings to life the little known events that led to the end of the Plains Indian War and the beginning of the Cheyenne's exile from the only home and lifestyle they had ever known. In a commendable effort to preserve the Cheyenne language in written word, Gerry Robinson worked closely with tribal elders and Cheyenne cultural leaders to accurately and seamlessly incorporate the language into his text. Robinson's characters use the Cheyenne language in their dialogue, and the reader comes to know and understand its meanings contextually and by employing the accompanying glossary of Cheyenne words and phrases found at the back of the book.
Publisher: Sweetgrass Books
ISBN: 9781733426602
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
What should a man do when the army sends him to help kill his wife's family? His grandson and Northern Cheyenne tribe member, Gerry Robinson, reaches back through time to unravel the emotional and complex story. Bill Rowland married into the Northern Cheyenne Tribe in 1850, eventually becoming the primary interpreter in their negotiations with the U.S. government. On November 25, 1876--five months to the day after Custer died at the Little Bighorn--Bill found himself obligated to ride into the tribe's main winter camp with over a thousand U.S. troops bent on destroying it. The Cheyenne Sweet Medicine Chief, Little Wolf, had been to the white man's cities. He knew how many waited there to follow the path cleared by soldiers who were out seeking revenge for their great loss. He also knew that the hot-blooded Kit Fox leader, Last Bull, emboldened by their recent victory and convinced he could defeat them all, posed a dangerous threat from within. Tradition and the protestations of the boisterous young leader prevented Little Wolf's warnings from being taken seriously. This is the balanced and compelling story of the ensuing battle"€"its origins and the devastating results"€"told beautifully from the perspective of both Little Wolf and his brother-in-law, the government interpreter, Bill Rowland. Pulled from the dark historical shadow of Custer, Crazy Horse, and the Lakota, The Cheyenne Story vividly brings to life the little known events that led to the end of the Plains Indian War and the beginning of the Cheyenne's exile from the only home and lifestyle they had ever known. In a commendable effort to preserve the Cheyenne language in written word, Gerry Robinson worked closely with tribal elders and Cheyenne cultural leaders to accurately and seamlessly incorporate the language into his text. Robinson's characters use the Cheyenne language in their dialogue, and the reader comes to know and understand its meanings contextually and by employing the accompanying glossary of Cheyenne words and phrases found at the back of the book.
John Rowland and William Workman
Author: Donald E. Rowland
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: North Carolina
Author: United States. Bureau of the Census
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Category : Connecticut
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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Category : Connecticut
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Indiana County, Pennsylvania
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Category : Indiana County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description
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Category : Indiana County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790
Author: United States. Bureau of the Census
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : North Carolina
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
This schedule represents a complete list of the heads of families in North Carolina at the time of the adoption of the Constitution. Under law, the marshals were required to ascertain the number of inhabitants within their respective districts, omitting Indians not taxed, and distinguishing free persons (including those bound to service for a term of years) from all others; the sex and color of free persons; and the number of free males 16 years of age and over. The object of the inquiry last mentioned was, undoubtedly, to obtain definite knowledge as to the military and industrial strength of the country.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : North Carolina
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
This schedule represents a complete list of the heads of families in North Carolina at the time of the adoption of the Constitution. Under law, the marshals were required to ascertain the number of inhabitants within their respective districts, omitting Indians not taxed, and distinguishing free persons (including those bound to service for a term of years) from all others; the sex and color of free persons; and the number of free males 16 years of age and over. The object of the inquiry last mentioned was, undoubtedly, to obtain definite knowledge as to the military and industrial strength of the country.
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts
Author: United States. Bureau of the Census
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Pennsylvania
Author: United States. Bureau of the Census
Publisher:
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Category : Pennsylvania
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Pennsylvania
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
A History of Northumberland. Issued Under the Direction of the Northumberland County History Committee
Author: Northumberland county history committee
Publisher:
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Category : Northumberland (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 602
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Category : Northumberland (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
Hexhamshire P. 2 Hexham, Whitley Chapel, Allendale, and St. John Lee and The Parish of Chollerton, The Chapelry of Kirkheaton, The Parish of Thockrington
Author: John Crawford Hodgson
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 604
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