PDF A Companion to American Immigration by From Ueda Reed in History

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An acclaimed New York Times bestseller; selected by Salon as a best book of the year; the astonishing untold story of the life and times of Sioux warrior Red Cloud: “a page-turner with remarkable immediacy…and the narrative sweep of a great Western” (The Boston Globe).Red Cloud was the only American Indian in history to defeat the United States Army in a war; forcing the government to sue for peace on his terms. At the peak of Red Cloud’s powers the Sioux could claim control of one-fifth of the contiguous United States and the loyalty of thousands of fierce fighters. But the fog of history has left Red Cloud strangely obscured. Now; thanks to the rediscovery of a lost autobiography; and painstaking research by two award-winning authors; the story of the nineteenth century’s most powerful and successful Indian warrior can finally be told. In The Heart of Everything That Is; Bob Drury and Tom Clavin restore Red Cloud to his rightful place in American history in a sweeping and dramatic narrative based on years of primary research. As they trace the events leading to Red Cloud’s War; they provide intimate portraits of the many lives Red Cloud touched—mountain men such as Jim Bridger; US generals like William Tecumseh Sherman; who were charged with annihilating the Sioux; fearless explorers; such as the dashing John Bozeman; and the memorable warriors whom Red Cloud groomed; like the legendary Crazy Horse. And at the center of the story is Red Cloud; fighting for the very existence of the Indian way of life. “Unabashed; unbiased; and disturbingly honest; leaving no razor-sharp arrowhead unturned; no rifle trigger unpulled....a compelling and fiery narrative” (USA TODAY); this is the definitive chronicle of the conflict between an expanding white civilization and the Plains Indians who stood in its way.