Title: Little big man : a novel /
Authors: Berger, Thomas, 1924-2014
Publisher: Delacorte Press/S. Lawrence,
Year: 1979
Subjects: Cheyenne Indians Fiction
Abstract: Believe it or not, Jack Crabb is 111 years old. He is also the son of two fathers, one white, the other a Cheyenne Indian chief who gave him the name Little Big Man. As a Cheyenne, Crabb feasted on dog, loved four wives, and saw his people butchered by horse-soldiers commanded by Custer. As a white man, he helped hunt the buffalo into extinction, tangled with Wyatt Earp, cheated Wild Bill Hickok--and lived through the showdown that followed. He also survivied the Battle of Little Bighorn, where he fought side by side with Custer himself--even though he'd sworn to kill him. The basis of a popular film, LITTLE BIG MAN, was hailed by "The Nation" as a "seminal event...the most significant cultural and literary trend of the [1960's]."
Contents: Terrible mistake -- Boiled dog -- I make an enemy -- Pronghorn slaughter -- My education as a human being -- New name -- We take on the cavalry -- Adopted again -- Sin -- Through the shutter -- Hopeless -- Going for gold -- Cheyenne homecoming -- We get jumped -- Union Pacific -- My Indian wife -- In the valley of the Washita -- Big medicine of Long Hair -- To the Pacific and back -- Wild Bill Hickok -- My niece Amelia -- Bunco and Buffalo -- Amelia makes good -- Caroline -- Custer again -- Trailing the hostiles -- Greasy grass -- Last stand -- Victory -- End.