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Four Great Rivers to Cross: Cheyenne History, Culture, and Traditions

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The stories told within this book fit into an overarching narrative of an old grandfather passing the stories down to his great-grandchild, and that aspect of the story is very grounding and real. There is a sweetness and reverence in the relationship between the storyteller and his descendant in giving the gift of these stories as his final act in life.

Having studied folklore as a college student, I found more in the stories than the casual reader might, things that the "classroom ideas" sections at the end of each story never approach. I liked the traditional stories, but could have done without the rehash of the Sand Creek Massacre, which gets better treatment in Thom Hatch's "Black Kettle."