The Horse and the Plains Indians: A Powerful Partnership
By: written by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent; photos by William Muñoz.
Edition: Juvenile literature
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: July 10, 2012
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780547125510
Copyright date: 2012 Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
Subjects: Horses; History; Indians of North America; Human-animal relationships; Juvenile literature; Domestic animals
Description: The image of a Native American on horseback has become ingrained in the American consciousness. But the Plains Indians and the horse were not always inseparable. Once, Native Americans used dogs to help carry their goods, and even after the Spaniards introduced the horse to the Americas, horses were considered so valuable that the Spanish would not allow the Indians to have them. But soon horses escaped from Spanish settlements, and Native Americans quickly learned how valuable the horse could be as a hunting mount, beast of burden, and military steed. Follow the story of this transformative partnership, starting in the early sixteenth century and continuing today. -- from the front flap.
Notes: Age Range: 9 - 12 years
Grade Level: 4 - 6
Table of contents: label: Acknowledgments
title: viii; label: Author's Note
title: ix; label: Prologue
title: xi; label: Chapter 1: Living in the Dog Days
title: 1; label: Chapter 2: The Miraculous Horse
title: 11; label: Chapter 3: More Than a Hundred Years of Horse Culture
title: 21; label: Chapter 4: Horses and the Spirit
title: 37; label: Crow Horse Mask
title: 44; label: Chapter 5: Horse Gear and Decoration
title: 49; label: Chapter 6: Tragedies Strike
title: 59; label: Chapter 7: Life Between Two Worlds
title: 67; label: Chapter 8: Indians and Horses Today
title: 79; label: Books for Further Reading
title: 94; label: Index
title: 95