This is the story of the amazing and uncommon life of George Bent-a "halfbreed" born to a prominent white trader and his Indian wife-whose lifetime spanned one of the most exciting epochs in our nation's history.
Colorado Book Award (Biography/Memoir) 2005 1st Winner
About the Author: David F. Halaas is the Director of Library & Archives of Pittsburgh's Smithsonian-affiliated Senator John Heinz History Center and Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum.
458 Pages
Biography & Autobiography, Indigenous
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About the Book
The amazing life of George Bent spanned one of the most exciting epochs in the nation's history. A survivor of the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, he rode with the ferocious Cheyenne Dog Soldiers, and became a negotiator for whites and adviser to tribal leaders. He hobnobbed with legends Kit Carson, Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill Hickok, and George Custer, and fought side-by-side with great Indian leaders.
Book Synopsis
This is the story of the amazing and uncommon life of George Bent-a "halfbreed" born to a prominent white trader and his Indian wife-whose lifetime spanned one of the most exciting epochs in our nation's history. Raised as a Cheyenne but educated in white schools, George Bent fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War, became a Cheyenne warrior and survived the horrific 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, rode and killed for revenge with the ferocious Cheyenne Dog Soldiers, and later became a prominent interpreter and negotiator for whites and adviser to tribal leaders. He hobnobbed with frontier legends Kit Carson, Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill Hickok, and George Custer, and fought side-by-side with great Indian leaders. After a lifetime of adventures and misfortunes, accomplishments and failures, George Bent made a lasting contribution to the memory of his people by sharing with historians the story of the fighting Cheyennes.
Review Quotes
"Belongs on every shelf of western American history."
About the Author
David F. Halaas is the Director of Library & Archives of Pittsburgh's Smithsonian-affiliated Senator John Heinz History Center and Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum. Andrew E. Masich is the President of Library & Archives of Pittsburgh's Smithsonian-affiliated Senator John Heinz History Center and Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.18 Inches (H) x 6.08 Inches (W) x 1.25 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.42 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 458
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Indigenous
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Format: Paperback
Author: David F Halaas & Andrew E Masich
Language: English
Street Date: March 16, 2005
TCIN: 77015481
UPC: 9780306814105
Item Number (DPCI): 247-24-4468
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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