The iconic times of cowboys and Indians-by one who was there
Although this book's title suggests a particular focus on one
notable event in the history of the American Western Frontier it is
also a recollection by the author of life as a 'westerner' in the
states of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, during the post-Civil War
years from around 1870-90. Collins gives us many insightful details
of life on the Great Plains, of the cattle trails, the
'cowpunchers' who drove the legendary herds along them and of the
many fights and skirmishes fought between the settlers, the U.S
army and the Indian tribes who were engaged in a last, desperate
struggle to maintain their way of life. The subject of the book's
title was a noteworthy event of the so called 'Cheyenne Exodus' and
in 1878 and was the last Indian raid in Kansas. Dull Knife and his
band of Northern Cheyenne were forcibly removed from their lands
and took to the warpath, eventually slaughtering between 75 and 100
settlers around the Cimarron area before fleeing from their
pursuers. They were eventually caught in Nebraska and Dull Knife
was taken prisoner. This is an excellent first-hand account of the
western expansion of the United States by one who lived through
them and will be appreciated by all students of the subject.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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