Crazy Horse: The Life Behind the Legend

A treat . . . Insightful . . . Refreshing . . . A must-have . . .Not only is Sajna's work a valuable historical resource, it makesfor a compelling read as well.-American History

There has to be someone left to tell the tale.

Little did the legendary war chief Crazy Horse know when he spokethese words in battle that it was his tale that people would betelling long after his death. Now, author Mike Sajna brings therenowned warrior back to life in this book about his epic struggleto save his culture and homeland amid the westward movement ofwhite settlers. Sajna follows Crazy Horse from his days as a youngboy chasing down wild horses to his later years as one of thebravest of the brave, and includes new views on his role in theBattle of Little Big Horn and his eventual surrender and murder.Using an extensive collection of historic records, Crazy Horse isone of the most accurate accounts of the great Oglala chief, separating the facts from the many myths that have been passed downby other writers

Author: Mike Sajna
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 07/11/2001
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.18h x 6.26w x 0.98d
ISBN13: 9780471417002
ISBN10: 0471417009
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional | Indigenous
- History | United States | 19th Century
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical

About the Author
MIKE SAJNA was a columnist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the author of several books, including Days on the Water, The Allegheny River: Watershed of the Nation, and Buck Fever: The Deer Hunting Tradition in Pennsylvania.

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