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Series
Publisher
Focus Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the Battle of Little Bighorn, places it in the context of the conflict between the Lakota, or Sioux, and the American government, and describes the events of the battle and its results.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
No one knew the boy they called "Jumping Badger" would grow to become a great leader. Born on the banks of the Yellowstone River, Sitting Bull, as he was later called, was tribal chief and holy man of the Lakota Sioux tribe in a time of fierce conflict with the United States. As the government seized Native American lands, Sitting Bull relied on his military cunning and strong spirituality to drive forces out of his territory and ensure a future homeland...
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Like everything else about General George Custer, his martyrdom was shrouded in controversy and contradictions. The final act of his larger-than-life career played out on a grand stage with a spellbound public engrossed in the drama. In the end, his death would launch one of the greatest myths in American history. Part of the Wild West collection.
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