a descendant of Chief Black Kettle the book really doesn't talk about Chief Black Kettle it's about the tribe a good book Black Kettle was a very uniue wise leader who tried to stave off the oncoming genocidal wave of Westward Expansion and to find a middle ground where everyone could live together peacefully He is not as widely known as some of the great Indian Chiefs like Sitting Bull and Red Cloud but he was a very interesting character This book reads so smoothly and well that it is like listening to a master storyteller recounting events The notes are thorough and the research professionally done but the writing maintains a readability and never becomes bogged down or scholarly with the historical facts and vernacular I didn't want to put this down and couldn't wait to find out what was going to happen next The sheer terror and horror that was inflicted at Sand Creek by the heinous brute Chivington comes alive and is difficult to experience because it is written so well that as a reader I can feel myself immediately transported to the Indian village and have a clear sense of just how frightening and horrific this was Black Kettle is an important figure in history and this book admirably brings him to life A great read and thoroughly riveting Highest recommendation One of the most fascinating books I've read recently Would recommend to anyone who enjoys western history and especially native American history Well written and kept my interest from front to back I grew up just miles from where Black Kettle was camped when he was killed I never knew when I was in school the the Battle of the Washita was so close to where I lived I've heard and read about Gen Custer all my life Only a few years ago did I have a chance to got to the battle site What a surreal feeling it was to walk the same ground where Custer fought and Black Kettle and many others fought and died You could almost hear the voices from the past Reading this book and visiting the battlefield connected the gap between reading history and touching history So hard when you want just peace to be discouraged in everything you try to do to obtain it The author has written a easy and well done history of a man who should have had from this land and his people Every reader should take it upon themselves to find some of the reasons of what has gone wrong with the native Americans in this country This is a place to start The author has done a good job in discussing the white mans and the Indians role in the results of intermingling two cultures It is well written and informative Recommend anyone interested in learning on the native American uestion pick up this book Thom Hatch hits the mark on Cheyenne Indian Chief Black Kettle's efforts to uphold peaceful relations throughout manifest destiny Despite broken treaty after broken treaty by the government and gluttonous bone headed army
generals with personal vendettas and lack of respect for the Indians it is a wonder that Black Kettle maintained his philosophy on peace for so many yearsIt is disheartening that the vision of peace is what eventually killed him along with many of his peopleIf surviving the brutal and senseless butchery of Sand Creek Massacre by egotistical Colonel Chivington wasn't enough punishment Black Kettle was to soon afterwards undergo additional tests of endurance from the thoughtless and misguided behavior of the U S military and governmentA very persuasive gripping and touching account of one man's dream of peace The Compelling Tragic Story of a Great Cheyenne Chief As white settlers poured into the west during the nineteenth century many famous Indian chiefs fought to stop them including Sitting Bull Crazy Horse and Geronimo But one great Cheyenne chief Black Kettle understood that the whites could not be stopped To save his people he worked unceasingly to establish peace and avoid bloodshed Yet despite his heroic efforts the Cheyennes were repeatedly betrayed and would become the victims of two notorious massacres the second of which cost Black Kettle his life In this first biography of black Kettle historian Thom Hatch at last gives us the full story of this illustrious Native American leader offering an unforgettable portrait of a chief who sought peace but found war Praise For Thom Hatch The Blue the Gray and the Red Clear and even handed This popular history recounts grim bloody lesser known events of the Civil War The slaughter of Black Kettle's Cheyennes at Sand Creekforms a devastating chapter Publishers Weekly The Custer Companion Highly recommendeda reliable and impartial guide to the subject and literature Library Journal Custer and the Battle of Little Bighorn A work that is readable by itself meticulously researched and clearly written The Tulsa WorldThe Compelling, Tragic Story of a Great Cheyenne Chief
As white settlers poured into the west during the nineteenth century, many famous Indian chiefs fought to stop them, including Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, and Geronimo.
But one great Cheyenne chief, Black Kettle, understood that the whites could not be stopped, To save his people, he worked unceasingly to establish peace and avoid bloodshed, Yet despite his heroic efforts, the Cheyennes were repeatedly betrayed and would become the victims of two notorious massacres, the second of which cost Black Kettle his life.
In this first biography of black Kettle, historian Thom Hatch at last gives us the full story of this illustrious Native American leader, offering an unforgettable portrait of a chief who sought peace but found war.
Praise For Thom Hatch
The Blue, the Gray, and the Red
"Clear and evenhanded.
This popular history recounts grim, bloody, lesserknown events of the Civil War, The slaughter of Black Kettle's Cheyennes at Sand Creek, . . forms a devastating chapter. "
Publishers Weekly
The Custer Companion
"Highly recommended, . . a reliable and impartial guide to the subject and literature, "
Library Journal
Custer and the Battle of Little Bighorn
"A work that is readable by itself, meticulously researched and clearly written.
"
The Tulsa WorldThe Compelling, Tragic Story of a Great Cheyenne Chief
As white settlers poured into the west during the nineteenth century, many famous Indian chiefs fought to stop them, including Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, and Geronimo.
But one great Cheyenne chief, Black Kettle, understood that the whites could not be stopped, To save his people, he worked unceasingly to establish peace and avoid bloodshed, Yet despite his heroic efforts, the Cheyennes were repeatedly betrayed and would become the victims of two notorious massacres, the second of which cost Black Kettle his life.
In this first biography of black Kettle, historian Thom Hatch at last gives us the full story of this illustrious Native American leader, offering an unforgettable portrait of a chief who sought peace but found war.
Praise For Thom Hatch
The Blue, the Gray, and the Red
"Clear and evenhanded.
This popular history recounts grim, bloody, lesserknown events of the Civil War, The slaughter of Black Kettle's Cheyennes at Sand Creek, . . forms a devastating chapter. "
Publishers Weekly
The Custer Companion
"Highly recommended, . . a reliable and impartial guide to the subject and literature, "
Library Journal
Custer and the Battle of Little Bighorn
"A work that is readable by itself, meticulously researched and clearly written.
"
The Tulsa World.
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