Autobiography of Red Cloud
Subtitle: war leader of the Oglalas
By: edited by R. Eli Paul.
Contributors: Red Cloud, 1822-1909.; Deon, Sam.; Paul, R. Eli, 1954-
Publisher: Montana Historical Society Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Helena, Mont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
Subjects: Red Cloud, 1822-1909.; Oglala Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.; Oglala Indians -- Wars.; Oglala Indians -- Government relations.
Description: "Red cloud-the only Native American leader ever to win a war against the United States Army. In the 1860s he destroyed Captain William J. Fetterman's command, closed the Bozeman Trail, and forced the United States to a peace conference. A brilliant military strategist, Red Cloud honed his skills against his tribes' traditional enemies-the Pawnees, Shoshones, Arikaras, and Crows-long before he fought to close the Bozeman Trail." -- Back cover
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [200]-218) and index.
Written by Charles Wesley Allen from Red Cloud's reminiscences told to Sam Deon, and repeated to Allen.