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Cheyenne Dog Soldiers: A Ledgerbook History of Coups and Combat

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On September 17, 1868, Eugene Carr's Fifth United States cavalry guided by "Buffalo Bill" Cody, surprised and attacked Tall Bull's village of Cheyenne Dog Soldiers at Summit Springs, Colorado Territory. In one of the hastily abandonded lodges, a ledger book was found which had been initially captured by the Cheyenne during their retalitory raids following the Sand Creek massacre four years earlier. In the book were drawings of events of great valor done by Cheyenne warrior/artists.

The authors have reproduced the pages of the original ledgerbook in their original size and have added very detailed explainations of the drawings.

This book is very well researched and produced. David F. Halaas is the Colorado State Historian and Andrew Masich is a past president of that organization.

I recall first noticing this book in a University of Oklahoma: Press catalog back in the late 1990s, did not have a PC in those days and my local bookstore had great difficulty in obtaining a copy for me. Seems I paid a high price also, but the book was and is certainly worth it.

For anyone such as myself, college major in anthropology, having an abiding interest in the plains tribes and Cheyenne Dog Soldier societies, including Elk Horn Scrapers, Bow Strings, Kit Foxes, Red Shields, and even the contraries, this volume will engross and educate.

I pull the volume out from time-to-time just to leaf and browse through it, with it never failing to hold my interest. Not only are there the ledgerbook histories but several actual period photographs are also included. You get a 'feel' for what all these earlier people actually were like.

Much artist as well as historical information can be gleaned from this volume of 400+ pages. Highly recommended for people interested in the Cheyenne Indians wars or the 1860s on the plains. Included also are four (4) pages of maps for the Northern Plains, 1864-65, South Platte River Trail Stage Stations and Ranches 1865, Smoky Hill Trail 1865, and the Central Plains area 1864-1869.

A fine volume especially at dealer's prices compared to what earlier purchasers had to shell out.

Semper Fi.

A GREAT BOOK ON A GREAT PART OF NA HISTORY OF A PROUD NATION

very happy with the content and condition of the book and the speed with which it arrived.would not hesitate to order other books