With photographs and stunning illustrations from acclaimed
author-artist S.D. Nelson, this thrilling double biography juxtaposes
the lives of two enemies whose conflict changed American history: Crazy
Horse and George Custer
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, 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.
In Crazy Horse and Custer, Nelson's gripping narrative and signature
illustration style based on Plains Indians ledger art, along with a mix
of period photographs and paintings, shines light on two men whose
conflict forever changed Lakota and US history.
The book includes an author's note, timeline, endnotes, and
bibliography.
