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Author Grinnell, George Bird, 1849-1938, author.

Title The fighting Cheyennes / by George Bird Grinnell
Published New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1915
©1915

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Description 1 online resource (viii pages, 1 leaf, 431 pages) : maps
Series HeinOnline American Indian law collection
HeinOnline. American Indian law collection
Contents The Cheyennes -- The ways of warriors -- A Crow battle -- Wars with the Kiowas and Comanches -- The battle on Wolf Creek, 1838 -- The peace with the Kiowas, 1840 -- War with the Pawnees -- When the Potawatomi helped the Kit ka hah ki, 1853 -- Before wars broke out -- The Sumner Campaign, 1857 -- Gold in Colorado, 1858-1863 -- Harrying the Indians, 1864 -- Before Sand Creek, 1864 -- The Sand Creek Massacre, 1864 -- Raiding along the Platte, 1865 -- The Powder River Expedition, 1865 -- Platte Bridge Fight, 1865 -- Fort Phil Kearny, 1866 -- Hancock Campaign, 1867 -- Medicine Lodge Treaty, 1867 -- Beecher Island Fight, 1868 ; The Carpenter Fight -- The Battle of the Washita, 1868 -- Battle of Summit Springs, 1869 -- Fight at Adobe Walls, 1874 -- Crook's fight on the Rosebud, 1876 -- The Custer battle, 1876 -- Capture of Dull Knife's village, 1876 -- Surrender of Two Moon's band and Lame Deer Fight, 1877 -- Little Wolf and Dull Knife, 1876-1879 -- The Fort Robinson outbreak, 1879 -- Scouting for the soldiers, 1878-1890
Summary Grinnel lived among the Cheyenne in the latter part of the 19th century. He was a deeply sympathetic observer of Indian life & culture. In this volume Grinnell gathered both Cheyenne & White accounts of the many battles between the two. He carefully explored Cheyenne culture & the way the Cheyenne to the threats on an alien society
Notes Index, pages 419-431
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Subject Cheyenne Indians -- Wars.
Cheyenne Indians -- Treaties.
Cheyenne Indians -- Government relations -- 19th century
Indians of North America -- Relocation.
Indians of North America -- Government relations -- 1789-1869.
Indians of North America -- Government relations -- 1869-1934.
HISTORY -- Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
HISTORY -- North America.
Cheyenne Indians
Cheyenne Indians -- Government relations
Cheyenne Indians -- Wars
Indians of North America -- Government relations
Indians of North America -- Relocation
Genre/Form Treaties
Form Electronic book
LC no. 15023611
ISBN 9781582183893
1582183899