Indian Chiefs (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Russell Freedman
- First Published: 1987
- Time of Work: 1860–1880
- Setting: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Oregon, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas
- Principal Characters: Red Cloud, Satanta, Quanah Parker, Washakie, Joseph, Sitting Bull
- Genres: Nonfiction, Children’s literature, Biography
- Subjects: Nineteenth century, Leadership, Midwest, Native Americans or American Indians, War, Biography, Battles
- Locales: Kansas, Oregon, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Texas, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Montana
Form and Content
Russell Freedman, the winner of the 1988 Newbery medal for Lincoln: A Photobiography (1987) and the noted author of numerous other informational books and biographies for young readers, has in Indian Chiefs chosen to tell the stories of the lives of six Native American leaders who were prominent west of the Mississippi River in the period following the Civil War. In doing so, he not only has portrayed these six individuals but also has given insights into the settlement of the American West and particularly into the treatment of Native American...
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