Red Cloud: A Lakota Story of War and Surrender
S. D. Nelson$16.96
$19.95
The award-winning author and illustrator of Black Elk's Vision and Sitting Bull continues his picture-book biography series with Red Cloud, the story of one of the most controversial leaders in Native American history.
A leader among the Lakota during the 1860s, Chief Red Cloud deeply opposed white expansion into Native American territory. He rejected treaties from the U.S. government and instead united the warriors of the Lakota and nearby tribes, becoming the only Native American to win a war against the U.S. Army. Despite his military successes, Red Cloud recognized that continued conflict would only bring destruction to his people. He made the controversial decision to make an agreement with the U.S. government, and moved his people to a reservation. The effects of his decision--as well as the conflicts that arose from those who rejected the agreement and continued fighting against white expansion, such as Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull--shaped much of the history of Native American relations with the U.S. in years to come.
Featuring archival images and S. D. Nelson's stunning illustrations, Red Cloud offers an authentic Native American perspective on one of the most pivotal eras of American history. S. D. Nelson has received praise and honor for his works. His book Sitting Bull received an American Indian Youth Literature Honor Award. Black Elk's Vision made the prestigious Texas Bluebonnet Master List and The Star People earned a Western Spur award.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 03/14/2017
ISBN: 9781419723131
Pages: 64
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 10.10h x 10.30w x 0.80d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Booklist 04/15/2017 pg. 43
School Library Journal 05/01/2017 pg. 117
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2017 pg. 155
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2017 pg. 246 - Superior,Well Above Average
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 188194 / Red Cloud: A Lakota Story of War and Surrender
Reading Level: 5.7 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 1
A leader among the Lakota during the 1860s, Chief Red Cloud deeply opposed white expansion into Native American territory. He rejected treaties from the U.S. government and instead united the warriors of the Lakota and nearby tribes, becoming the only Native American to win a war against the U.S. Army. Despite his military successes, Red Cloud recognized that continued conflict would only bring destruction to his people. He made the controversial decision to make an agreement with the U.S. government, and moved his people to a reservation. The effects of his decision--as well as the conflicts that arose from those who rejected the agreement and continued fighting against white expansion, such as Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull--shaped much of the history of Native American relations with the U.S. in years to come.
Featuring archival images and S. D. Nelson's stunning illustrations, Red Cloud offers an authentic Native American perspective on one of the most pivotal eras of American history. S. D. Nelson has received praise and honor for his works. His book Sitting Bull received an American Indian Youth Literature Honor Award. Black Elk's Vision made the prestigious Texas Bluebonnet Master List and The Star People earned a Western Spur award.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 03/14/2017
ISBN: 9781419723131
Pages: 64
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 10.10h x 10.30w x 0.80d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Booklist 04/15/2017 pg. 43
School Library Journal 05/01/2017 pg. 117
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2017 pg. 155
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2017 pg. 246 - Superior,Well Above Average
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 188194 / Red Cloud: A Lakota Story of War and Surrender
Reading Level: 5.7 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 1