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Crazy Horse: A Penguin Lives Biography

By Larry McMurtry

Book information

Publisher
Viking Adult
Year
1999
ISBN
0670882348, 9780670882342, 9780786506798
LCC
E99.O3 C7426 1999
Open Library ID
OL23243026M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
564 kB (577767 bytes)
Pages
160\159
Time added
2011-04-20 14:05:05

Description

Legends cloud the life of Crazy Horse, a seminal figure of American history but an enigma even to his own people in his own day. Yet his story remains an encapsulation of the Native American tragedy and the death of the untamed West. Crazy Horse strips away the tall tales to reveal the essence of this brilliant, ascetic warrior-hero. Larry McMurtry's vivid, carefully considered, succinct biography will lure not only his own fans but history buffs, Western enthusiasts, students of all things Native American, and anyone concerned with the white man's atonement and restitution to native peoples. In a portrait that only he could render, Larry McMurtry captures the poignant passing of a time and offers a vibrant new understanding of the mythic Crazy Horse and what he stood for.

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