Indian YellIndian Yell
the Heart of An American Insurgency
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Current format, Book, 2006, , Available . Offered in 0 more formatsPresents twelve episodes of conflict in the West of the nineteenth century between Americans soldiers and the Indians, providing descriptive portraits of the major participants on both sides and an in-depth analysis of each battle and the insurgent efforts of the Indians.
For much of the late 19th century, the U.S. cavalry fought a series of bloody battles against an insurgent force of Indian warriors determined to protect their homeland. In this accessible narrative, Blake profiles participants on both sides and describes twelve of the Indian Wars' most significant conflicts. The text is accompanied throughout by b&w historical photographs. A former investigative journalist, Blake is also the author of the bestselling novel Dances With Wolves. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Grounded in meticulous research and written with an uncanny understanding of the military and of American Indian culture, Blake offers soulful profiles of the participants, both Indian and cavalry. Indian Yell is filled with accounts of harrowing sacrifice and tragic misdeeds of real people-Blake tells of their lives and loves, their bravery, and their shortcomings in a way that lends a new perspective on America's greatest insurgency. Some of the stories are well documented in the annals of history, while others are more abscure. Large or small, Blake weaves them together to show that bitter memories of this war still haunt the American West. These are the struggles that initiated the end of one way of life and the beginning of another; this struggle must not be forgotten.
For much of the late 19th century, the U.S. cavalry fought a series of bloody battles against an insurgent force of Indian warriors determined to protect their homeland. In this accessible narrative, Blake profiles participants on both sides and describes twelve of the Indian Wars' most significant conflicts. The text is accompanied throughout by b&w historical photographs. A former investigative journalist, Blake is also the author of the bestselling novel Dances With Wolves. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Grounded in meticulous research and written with an uncanny understanding of the military and of American Indian culture, Blake offers soulful profiles of the participants, both Indian and cavalry. Indian Yell is filled with accounts of harrowing sacrifice and tragic misdeeds of real people-Blake tells of their lives and loves, their bravery, and their shortcomings in a way that lends a new perspective on America's greatest insurgency. Some of the stories are well documented in the annals of history, while others are more abscure. Large or small, Blake weaves them together to show that bitter memories of this war still haunt the American West. These are the struggles that initiated the end of one way of life and the beginning of another; this struggle must not be forgotten.
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