Morning Star Dawn, 2: The Powder River Expedition and the Northern Cheyennes, 1876 (Campaigns and Commanders #2) (Hardcover)

Morning Star Dawn, 2: The Powder River Expedition and the Northern Cheyennes, 1876 (Campaigns and Commanders #2) By Jerome A. Greene Cover Image
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This is book number 2 in the Campaigns and Commanders series.

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From a recognized authority on the High Plains Indians wars comes this narrative history blending both American Indian and U.S. Army perspectives on the attack that destroyed the village of Northern Cheyenne chief Morning Star. Of momentous significance for the Cheyennes as well as the army, this November 1876 encounter, coming exactly six months to the day after the Custer debacle at the Little Bighorn, was part of the Powder River Expedition waged by Brigadier General George Crook against the Indians. Vital to the larger context of the Great Sioux War, the attack on Morning Star's village encouraged the eventual surrender of Crazy Horse and his Sioux followers.

Unbiased in its delivery, Morning Star Dawn offers the most thorough modern scholarly assessment of the Powder River Expedition. It incorporates previously unsynthesized data from the National Archives, the Library of Congress, the U.S. Army Military History Institute, and other repositories, and provides an examination of all facets of the campaign leading to and following the destruction of Morning Star's village.

Product Details
ISBN: 9780806135489
ISBN-10: 0806135484
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication Date: September 8th, 2003
Pages: 304
Language: English
Series: Campaigns and Commanders