In the footsteps of Crazy Horse / by Joseph Marshall III ; illustrations by Jim Yellowhawk.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Amulet Books, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Description: 165 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781419707858
- 141970785X
- Self-confidence in children -- Juvenile fiction
- Crazy Horse, approximately 1842-1877 -- Juvenile fiction
- Lakota Indians -- Juvenile fiction
- Indians of North America -- Great Plains -- Juvenile fiction
- Grandfathers -- Juvenile fiction
- Great Plains -- Juvenile fiction
- Great Plains -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Fiction | Marshall Joseph | Available | 33111008132603 | ||||
Not for Loan | Main Library | North Dakota Collection | Marshall Joseph | Not for loan | 33111008449205 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Fiction | Marshall Joseph | Available | 33111008335743 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Jimmy McClean is a Lakota boy - though you wouldn't guess it by his name: his father is part white and part Lakota, and his mother is Lakota. When he embarks on a journey with his grandfather, Nyles High Eagle, he learns more and more about his Lakota heritage - in particular, the story of Crazy Horse, one of the most important figures in Lakota and American history. Drawing references and inspiration from the oral stories of the Lakota tradition, celebrated author Joseph Marshall III juxtaposes the contemporary story of Jimmy with an insider's perspective on the life of Tasunke Witko, better known as Crazy Horse (c. 1840-1877). The book follows the heroic deeds of the Lakota leader who took up arms against the US federal government to fight against encroachments on the territories and way of life of the Lakota people, including leading a war party to victory at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Along with Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse was the last of the Lakota to surrender his people to the US army. Through his grandfather's tales about the famous warrior, Jimmy learns more about his Lakota heritage and, ultimately, himself.
American Indian Youth Literature Award
Teased for his fair coloring, eleven-year-old Jimmy McClean travels with his maternal grandfather, Nyles High Eagle, to learn about his Lakota heritage while visiting places significant in the life of Crazy Horse, the nineteenth-century Lakota leader and warrior, in a tale that weaves the past with the present. Includes historical note and glossary.
Includes bibliographical references.