Stanley Vestal Knihy

Focusing on the life of the renowned Sioux leader, this biography provides an in-depth exploration of Sitting Bull through extensive firsthand research among Plains Indians. It covers various chapters that highlight key moments and themes, such as his youth, personal relationships, and significant battles. Each section delves into different aspects of his character and experiences, offering a rich and nuanced portrait of a pivotal figure in Native American history. The volume also includes a new biography of the author, enhancing its historical context.

The book offers an in-depth history of the Sioux Plains Indians, shaped by the author's five years of immersive research among them while writing a biography of Sitting Bull. It chronicles significant events in their conflicts with American authorities, drawing from firsthand accounts of Indian witnesses. Key chapters explore various aspects of Sioux life, warfare, and the challenges of peace. This modern edition includes a newly commissioned biography of the author, making it a valuable resource for those interested in Native American history.

Even among the mighty mountain men, Jim Bridger was a towering figure. He was one of the greatest explorers and pathfinders in American history. He couldn't write his name, but at eighteen he had braved the fury of the Missouri, ascending it in a keelboat flotilla commanded by that stalwart Mike Fink. By 1824, when he was only twenty, he had discovered the Great Salt Lake. Later he was to open the Overland Route, which was the path of the Overland Stage, the Pony Express, and the Union Pacific. One of the foremost trappers in the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, he was a legend in his own time as well as ours. He remains one of the most important scouts and guides in the history of the West. The Christian Science Monitor has called this biography "probably the fairest portrait of Jim Bridger in existence." The New York Times has praise for a "painstaking job of research among the usual Bridger sources and among some others which have been neglected. . . . [The author] has adequately set the scene for his hero's adventures and has honestly appraised the great guide's historical stature."Other Bison Books by Stanley Dodge Queen of Cowtowns, Joe The Merry MOuntain Man; The Missouri, The Old Santa Fe Trail, and   The True Story of the Fighting Sioux Told in a Biography of Chief White Bull