The Iron Horse was coming....Thundering and panting and breathing black
smoke, it was a fearsome thing. The Cheyenne people had never seen a
steam locomotive before, and it terrified them. Would it come right over
the hill, into their camp, just as the relentless soldiers and white
settlers had done before?
Powerful words and pictures tell the true story of August 7, 1867 - the
only time an "Iron Horse" was derailed by Native Americans. It is a tale
of courage and pride and of a people caught up in an unequal struggle to
preserve their sacred way of life.