Grasshoppers In Summer

Name: Grasshoppers In Summer
Brand: Books In Motion
Availability: InStock
Author: Paul Colt
ISBN: 9781605480329

Author: Paul Colt

Narrator: Gene Engene

Unabridged: 9 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Books In Motion

Published: 04/15/2008

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

Grasshoppers in Summer examines the conflict between Native American plains tribes and the U.S. westward expansion from 1866 to 1876. It begins with the Fetterman massacre and negotiation of the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868. That treaty ended Red Cloud's w

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachel on July 23, 2021

Paul Colt did a superb job writing a convincing version of the story behind the Fort Laramie Treaty and the wars involving rights to the land between the Plains Indians and the U.S. military. Tension runs deep between all parties. The Indians want to live by their traditions but instead are forced t......more