Wooden Leg: A Warrior Who Fought Custer (Illustrated)

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The story of Custer’s last battle is rarely told from the Native American perspective, despite the fact that there have been no white survivors. Stories about the Battle of Little Bighorn are subsequently frequently more myth than truth. In 1922, Thomas B. Marquis made up our minds to uncover the true story of Custer’s Last Stand by speaking to someone who had in reality fought against him. For hour after hour Marquis spoke to Wooden Leg and pieced together the narrative of the battle. Yet, Marquis’ studies cover a lot more than the final demise of Custer. Through his interviews with Wooden Leg, who was once a young man at the time of Little Bighorn, he was once able to uncover fascinating details about the on a regular basis life of Cheyenne Indians and their practices. Their hunting practices, their conflicts with the Crows, how they were given names, their religion, their marriage customs, and other details of their way of living are all covered. As the relations between American soldiers and Native Americans grew more tense Wooden Leg and his Cheyenne people were drawn into conflict. Wooden Leg provides a fascinating account of how the Native American tribes were drawn together in a loose alliance to repel the oppression to which they had been subjected. Though the Native Americans won the battle, they certainly did not win the war. Wooden Leg’s account of the years after Little Bighorn demonstrates how many Native Americans struggled with life on the reservations and how they longed to be on the plains once again. Wooden Leg’s memoirs interpreted by Thomas B. Marquis give a fascinating insight into Native American life in the late-nineteenth century. “[A] deeply interesting story.” The New York Times After entering a reservation Wooden Leg worked as a scout, messenger and sentry. He was once a part of the 1913 delegation sent to Washington to speak about the Cheyenne tribe. Later he became a judge on the reservation and died in 1940.

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