This biography details the life of Kiowa Indian chief Satanta from his birth in 1815 to his suicide in a Texas prison in 1878.
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"Fast moving, readable narrative brings to life this striking character . . . and assesses his significance in Indian-white conflict as well as his legacy among his own people."--Robert Utley
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A window into the life of a Great War Chief,
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If you enjoy reading about the Kiowa tribe you'll love this book. It provides an interesting insight into the life of Chief Satanta (White Bear), his family and all those involved trying to bring peace between the Kiowas and the white man. It is also very informative about the Native Indian culture. My fastest read yet!
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A Bear of a Man this White Bear, his life reflected NA culture,
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I have been fascinated by Kiowa chief Satanta since 1970, and studied as much on him as I could find over the decades. This book covers his life in detail, provides a look at the man, his strengths and weaknesses, how he percieved the world and himself, his place in it. He was perhaps the bravest, most terrifying warrior of the 1860s and early 70s in North and central Texas as well as KS, CO, NE and Mexico. His bugle, his 1798 sacred medicine shield, his lance, bow & arrow, peace medal, army captains coat, and red ochre painted face, presented a frightful sight, to Texas settlers. His face was the last many were to gaze on before their eternal flight. I highly recommend this book to the serious student of Satanta, Satank and Big Tree, or anyone interested in the Warren Wagon Train massacre, the first battle of Adobe Walls, and the Kiowa of the 1860s in I.T. and Texas. Satanta's life and death sadly reflected the demise of the free roaming plains Indian from a free man, to one imprisoned for life in the Texas state prison at Huntsville, a fate worse than death!
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Satanta enters history suddenly, as an adult of distinction as if he sprang from the plains fully grown, his talents as a diplomat and warrior fully developed. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fort Sill, Lone Wolf, Kicking Bird, Gray Goose, Fort Cobb, Fort Richardson, Stumbling Bear, United States, Sun Dance, Red River, Fort Larned, Black Kettle, General Sherman, New Mexico, Fort Dodge, Wichita Agency, Yellow Chief, Sand Creek, White Horse, Adobe Walls, Arkansas River, Cheyenne Agency, Eagle Heart, Fort Lyon, Great Father New!
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Satanta enters history suddenly, as an adult of distinction as if he sprang from the plains fully grown, his talents as a diplomat and warrior fully developed. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fort Sill, Lone Wolf, Kicking Bird, Gray Goose, Fort Cobb, Fort Richardson, Stumbling Bear, United States, Sun Dance, Red River, Fort Larned, Black Kettle, General Sherman, New Mexico, Fort Dodge, Wichita Agency, Yellow Chief, Sand Creek, White Horse, Adobe Walls, Arkansas River, Cheyenne Agency, Eagle Heart, Fort Lyon, Great Father New!
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- Carbine and Lance: The Story of Old Fort Sill by Wilbur Sturtevant Nye on 18 pages
- Five Years a Dragoon ('49 to '54): And Other Adventures on the Great Plains by Percival G. Lowe on 4 pages
- The Red River by D.M. Thomas on 4 pages
- Five Years a Cavalryman by H. H. McConnell on 4 pages
- My Life On The Plains by George Armstrong Custer on page 87, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Encyclopedia of the Great Plains Indians by David J. Wishart on page 181
- Frontier Texas: History of a Borderland to 1880 by Robert F. Pace in Back Matter
- The Texas Indians (Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University) by David La Vere in Back Matter
- Essential Histories 59: The Plains Wars 1757-1900 by Charles Charles III III in Back Matter
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