Henry Lafayette Dodge has long been a familiar name in 19th century
American Southwestern history. As one of the earliest and most
effective Indian agents to the Navajo, he has been portrayed as a
congenial, sympathetic and compassionate advocate for the tribe-a
veritable role model. The Navajo knew him as Red Shirt, a man they
came to respect, appreciate and trust. Those who knew Dodge
admitted, although often grudgingly, that he had unrivaled
influence over the tribe. By today's sensibilities, Henry L. Dodge
was hardly a role model. In his youth, he was irresponsible,
hot-headed and violent. As an adult, he was sued for assault and
battery, land fraud, breach of promises and misuse of public funds.
He apparently couldn't be trusted with money, his own or others'.
Finally brought down by scandal, he fled Wisconsin in the dead of
night, abandoning his career, his wife and his children, leaving
them nearly destitute. How then should history assess him?
Honestly: precisely as he was, an ambitious and imperfect man. The
honest telling gives a straightforward account of not only Henry L.
Dodge, but what became the veritable mythology of the West, from
the bawdy old French Missouri river towns to the raucous lead
mining districts of southwest Wisconsin, through the slaughter of
the war to the invasion of New Mexico and the chaos of the Indian
frontier; it is a gritty personal tale of the true West. LAWRENCE
D. SUNDBERG was born on June 19, 1952. From an early age he was
fascinated with the peoples, lands and cultures of Arizona and New
Mexico. After earning a BA in Anthropology and elementary teacher
certification, he taught fourth and fifth grades on the Navajo
reservation for eighteen years, during which time he wrote
"Dinetah, An Early History of the Navajo People," published by
Sunstone Press of Santa Fe. He presently lives in Albuquerque, New
Mexico and teaches English as a Second Language to adult refugees
and immigrants for Catholic Charities of New Mexico.
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