Turn the Stars Upside Down: The Last Days and Tragic Death of Crazy Horse (Plainsmen) [Best]

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Turn the Stars Upside Down: The Last Days and Tragic Death of Crazy Horse (Plainsmen): Terry C. John

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Release Date: June 25, 2013 | Series: Plainsmen (Book 16)

For more than a decade one man struck fear in the hearts of U.S. soldiers on the frontier: Crazy horse, the great Oglala Sioux leader, who destroyed Custer at Little Big Horn, fought Crook toe-to-toe at the Rosebud, and outwitted and outran the Cavalry across the windswept plains where as a child he had played. Now, on a cloudless day in May, the legendary warrior rode toward the soldiers who had been his enemy for so long. In 1877, Crazy horse surrendered to a young lieutenant, and tale of betrayal and murder began.

In this powerful, moving account of the last days of Crazy Horse, Terry C. Johnson weaves a saga of warriors, lovers, peacemakers, traitors, war, and suffering among the innocents on both sides. Most of all, this is the story of one man--a mystic, a fighter, a father and husband--whose last journey was as fateful and dramatic as a life lived without surrender.

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Mass Market Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks; 1st edition (June 25, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312982097
ISBN-13: 978-0312982096
Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1 x 6.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

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