Crazy Horse and Custer, S. D. Nelson
Crazy Horse and Custer, S. D. Nelson
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Crazy Horse and Custer
Born Enemies

Author: S. D. Nelson

Narrator: Courage, Eric G. Dove

Unabridged: 2 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/25/2021

Synopsis

In 1876, Lakota chief Crazy Horse helped lead his people’s resistance against the white man’s invasion of the northern Great Plains. One of the leaders of the US military forces was Army Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer. The men had long been enemies. At the height of the war, when tribalism had reached its peak, they crossed paths for the last time. In this action-packed double biography, S. D. Nelson draws fascinating parallels between Crazy Horse and Custer, two men whose lives were intertwined. These warriors were alike in many ways, yet they often collided in deadly rivalry. Witness reports and reflections by their peers and enemies accompany side-by-side storytelling that offers very different perspectives on the same historical events. The two men’s opposing destinies culminated in the infamous Battle of the Greasy Grass, as the Lakota called it, or the Battle of the Little Bighorn, as it was called by the Euro-Americans.

About S. D. Nelson

S. D. Nelson is a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in the Dakotas. He is the award-winning author and illustrator of a number of books, including Red Cloud, Sitting Bull, and Black Elk's Vision, which won the Western Writers of America Spur Storyteller Award and was named a Chicago Public Library Best of the Best. He lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.

About Courage

Courage is an actor, activist, and adventurer who wants to see how far he can push himself until he realizes the limits of his own mortality. He dedicates his journey to every young American Indian or Chicano who had their heart broken by circumstances they did not deserve.

About Eric G. Dove

Eric G. Dove is an award-winning narrator who has recorded over 450 titles across a wide range of genres. An Audie nominee, he has won multiple Earphones Awards and is known for his varied and believable characterizations. An established singer/songwriter, fiction author, and avid cruising sailor, he also co-produces, with his wife Loren, their family's web series, SailAway. For more information, visit EricGDove.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hoover Public Library

This dual biography profiles Lakota Chief Crazy Horse and Army Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer, drawing parallels between these historic figures’ short but infamous lives.......more

Goodreads review by Mark

What worked: The book tells the histories of the two title characters in alternating chapters. This format allows readers to compare and contrast their lives, and there are more similarities than most people might think. Custer’s father teaches him to see non-whites as savages and lesser-humans than......more

Goodreads review by Karin

A quick overview of Tasunke Witco (Crazy Horse) and Custer’s lives from birth to death. The story goes back and forth chapter by chapter between “Light Hair’s” Lakota warrior life and “Autie’s” U.S. military life. It compares and contrasts the two boys who were born a year apart, serving to draw out......more

Goodreads review by Sandy

This is a well-written and intriguing approach to revealing the parallel times, cultures, and events that brought Custer and Crazy Horse into mortal combat and cemented their palces in history. Factors such as innate personality, early experiences, social expectations, and more in the specifics. Rea......more

Goodreads review by Laura

Two men, both of whom were alike in so many ways, are unfortunately on opposing sides and ideologies which lead to their tragic demises. Reading this book, it was fascinating to get to know the actual people of Crazy Horse and Custer. Following them throughout their lives, you cannot help but to gro......more

Quotes

Historic nonfiction that reads like an adventure novel.

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