Crazy Horse. The Invincible Ogalalla Sioux Chief. The "Inside Stories" By Actual Observers, Of A Most Treacherous Deed Against A Great Indian Leader

BRININSTOOL, E. A. [EDITED AND ARRANGED FOR PUBLICATION BY]

Publication: Wetzel Publishing Co, Inc, 1949, Los Angeles

First edition. 8vo. INSCRIBED "To my good Friends Earl & Jane Read. With compliments & best wishes of the author. E. A. Brininstool." Below the inscription is the date 4-14-"50. Laid in is an original photograph of Brininstool, also INSCRIBED by the author." Red leatherette, titles stamped in gilt on the front cover and spine, 87 pp. introduction, photo-illustrated plates from the collection of the author, including frontispiece portrait of Gen. Jesse M. Lee. The Inside Stories by Actual Observers, Of a Most Treacherous Deed Against a Great Indian Leader. "Mr. Brininstool has made a genuine contribution to the history of the Nebraska frontier in the foregoing account of the surrender and death of the Sioux Chief Crazy Horse, at Fort Robinson in 1877. The story of the killings was often told around the campfires of those days by both Indians and white frontiersmen...It is probably true that Crazy Horse was one of the most remarkable men of his remarkable race, and that, as a warrior, it is questionable whether it ever produced a greater." The "inside story" of the dastardly murder at old Fort Robinson, Nebraska, September 5, 1877, of Crazy Horse, the great Fighting chief of the Sioux nation, is given here in full detail by military men who were present on that tragic occasion. A fine, bright copy in dust jacket with light wear to the spine ends and corners.

Inventory Number: 49140