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Bezig met laden... Red Cloud's War: Brave Eagle's Account of the Fetterman Fight {Revised & Updated}door Paul Goble
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HTML:"We are brave and ready to fight for our lands.... I will go now and I will fight you. As long as I live, I will fight you for the last hunting grounds of my people," said Red Cloud, war chief of the Oglala Lakota, to Colonel Carrington. The year was 1866, the Civil War had just ended, and the Bozeman Trail was the shortest route for prospectors to reach the gold rush territory of Montanaâ??except that it passed straight through the lands of the powerful Oglala Lakota! When the US government demanded the construction of forts along the trail, the situation quickly dissolved into war. Captain William Fetterman had proudly boasted that he could destroy the entire Lakota nation with just 80 men. Red Cloud, with the support of Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, had other ideas. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)978.0049752440092History and Geography North America Western U.S. Ethnic And National Groups Great Plains Tribes Dakota, Lakota, And NakotaLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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Told through the eyes of the fictional nineteen-year-old Brave Eagle, Red Cloud’s War invites young readers and listeners into the heart of a camp filled with talking and arguing, into the lives of chiefs and warriors who might desire peace and the white man’s gifts, but will not sell their heritage, and into the darkness of mistrust and war on ancient hunting grounds. Complex ideas are simply told and brought to life. Nicely drawn maps reveal what’s promised and denied. And the fighting that ensues is vividly described, frightening, cruel and implacable as white man’s boast meets a warrior’s determination.
There’s no reveling in death and destruction in this tale, and no heavily weighted scorn for past mistakes. Rather it’s a nicely nuanced, well-told account, offered with convincing voice, and beautifully illustrated with images to capture the smallest and largest child’s attention. The author’s attention to detail is just as pure and convincing in his invitation to the Sun Dance as in the uniting of tribes for battle. Likewise, sorrow for the past is pleasingly balanced with genuine humanity and hope.
A lovely book to read and share with children, this is a treasure for adults as well, revealing a past too often obscured or turned to myth and TV excitement. I really enjoyed reading it.
Disclosure: I was given a free copy by the publisher and read it straight away with eager delight. ( )