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American Legends: The Life of Red Cloud
- Narrated by: Joe Brookhouse
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
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Publisher's summary
"Look at me - I am poor and naked, but I am the chief of the nation. We do not want riches, but we want to train our children right. Riches will do us no good. We could not take them with us to the other world. We do not want riches. We want peace and love." (Red Cloud)
A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, listeners can get caught up to speed on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.
Among the Oglala Lakota, one of the most famous bands of the Native American tribe known as the Sioux, the longest and most effective leader was Makhpiyaluta, better known as Red Cloud. Though he has not been remembered as vividly as another member of the Oglala Lakota, Crazy Horse, Red Cloud led the group for 40 years, in war, in peace, and on a reservation, becoming so esteemed and influential that Americans began to mistakenly take him for the leader of the entire Sioux tribe.
In the 1860s Red Cloud was at the forefront of skirmishing among whites and Native Americans along the frontier in Wyoming and Montana, which came to be known as Red Cloud's War. After that, however, Red Cloud continued to lead his people to reservations first near the Black Hills and later westward after the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good history
- By T. Harris on 10-13-16
By: Edwin R. Sweeney
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Crazy Horse and Custer
- The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors
- By: Stephen E. Ambrose
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 20 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,120
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 988
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 986
On the sparkling morning of June 25, 1876, 611 men of the US 7th Cavalry rode toward the banks of the Little Bighorn in the Montana Territory, where 3,000 Indians stood waiting for battle. The lives of two great warriors would soon be forever linked throughout history: Crazy Horse, leader of the Oglala Sioux, and General George Armstrong Custer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Fascinating, Fair Depiction of Two Heroes
- By Stewart Fletcher on 04-29-19
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The Day the World Ended at Little Big Horn
- A Lakota History
- By: Joseph M. Marshall III
- Narrated by: Joseph M. Marshall III
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 590
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 519
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 519
The Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana in 1876 has become known as the quintessential clash of cultures between the Lakota Sioux and whites. The men who led the battle, Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and Colonel George A. Custer, have become the stuff of legends.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Greasy Grass Battle
- By K. Wiens on 09-18-09
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The Apache Wars
- The Hunt for Geronimo, the Apache Kid, and the Captive Boy Who Started the Longest War in American History
- By: Paul Andrew Hutton
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 704
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 630
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 631
They called him Mickey Free. His kidnapping started the longest war in American history, and both sides - the Apaches and the white invaders - blamed him for it. A mixed-blood warrior who moved uneasily between the worlds of the Apaches and the American soldiers, he was never trusted by either but desperately needed by both. He was the only man Geronimo ever feared. He played a pivotal role in this long war for the desert Southwest from its beginning in 1861 until its end in 1890 with his pursuit of the renegade scout Apache Kid.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Ruined by the Narrator
- By Amazon Customer on 02-22-17
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American Heritage History of the Indian Wars
- American Heritage Series
- By: Robert M. Utley, Wilcomb E. Washburn
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 33
Acclaimed historians Robert M. Utley and Wilcomb E. Washburn examine both small battles and major wars - from the Native rebellion of 1492 to Crazy Horse and the Sioux War to the massacre at Wounded Knee.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining but somewhat glib
- By Frederick on 07-21-24
By: Robert M. Utley, and others
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The Earth Is Weeping
- The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West
- By: Peter Cozzens
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 18 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 848
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 744
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 745
With the end of the Civil War, the nation recommenced its expansion onto traditional Indian tribal lands, setting off a wide-ranging conflict that would last more than three decades. In an exploration of the wars and negotiations that destroyed tribal ways of life even as they made possible the emergence of the modern United States, Peter Cozzens gives us both sides in comprehensive and singularly intimate detail.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent detailed history of US conflict with Native Americans
- By White Thai on 06-24-17
By: Peter Cozzens
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Into the Bright Sunshine
- Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights (Pivotal Moments in American History Series)
- By: Samuel G. Freedman
- Narrated by: Mike Lenz
- Length: 17 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12
During one sweltering week in July 1948, the Democratic Party gathered in Philadelphia for its national convention. The most pressing and controversial issue facing the delegates was not whom to nominate for president—the incumbent, Harry Truman, was the presumptive candidate—but whether the Democrats would finally embrace the cause of civil rights and embed it in their official platform. On the convention's final day, Hubert Humphrey, the relatively obscure mayor of the midsized city of Minneapolis, ascended the podium.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Civil Rights for All not just limited segments of society.
- By Patricia A Gustafson on 06-02-24
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The Zulus at War
- The History, Rise, and Fall of the Tribe That Washed Its Spears
- By: Xolani Mkhize, Adrian Greaves
- Narrated by: Kevin Free
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 187
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 158
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 158
By tracing the long and turbulent history of the Zulus from their arrival in South Africa and the establishment of Zululand, The Zulus at War is an important and readable addition to this popular subject area. It describes the violent rise of King Shaka and his colorful successors under whose leadership the warrior nation built a fearsome fighting reputation without equal among the native tribes of South Africa.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great account of Zulu history
- By Lwazilwenkosi on 08-14-15
By: Xolani Mkhize, and others
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
- An Indian History of the American West
- By: Dee Brown
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,547
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,789
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,775
Dee Brown's eloquent, meticulously documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the 19th century uses council records, autobiographies, and firsthand descriptions. Brown allows great chiefs and warriors of the Dakota, Ute, Sioux, Cheyenne, and other tribes to tell us in their own words of the battles, massacres, and broken treaties that finally left them demoralized and defeated.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Easy to Listen To, Difficult to Hear About
- By J.B. on 04-12-16
By: Dee Brown
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The Earth Is All That Lasts
- Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and the Last Stand of the Great Sioux Nation
- By: Mark Lee Gardner
- Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Story5 out of 5 stars 56
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull: Their names are iconic, their significance in American history undeniable. Together, these two Lakota chiefs, one a fabled warrior and the other a revered holy man, crushed George Armstrong Custer’s vaunted Seventh Cavalry. Yet their legendary victory at the Little Big Horn has overshadowed the rest of their rich and complex lives. Now, based on years of research and drawing on a wealth of previously ignored primary sources, award-winning author Mark Lee Gardner delivers the definitive chronicle, thrillingly told, of these extraordinary Indigenous leaders.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gripping
- By T. H. on 12-11-22
By: Mark Lee Gardner
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A Terrible Glory
- Custer and the Little Bighorn: The Last Great Battle of the American West
- By: James Donovan
- Narrated by: Jeff Bottoms
- Length: 16 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 214
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 184
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 184
A rousing and meticulously researched account of the notorious Battle of Little Big Horn and its unforgettable cast of characters from Sitting Bull to Custer himself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Terrific story of Custer, the Little Big Horn
- By rwmiller on 09-06-19
By: James Donovan
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Empire of the Summer Moon
- Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
- By: S. C. Gwynne
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 15,052
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12,783
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Story5 out of 5 stars 12,759
Empire of the Summer Moon spans two astonishing stories. The first traces the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history. The second entails one of the most remarkable narratives ever to come out of the Old West: the epic saga of the pioneer woman Cynthia Ann Parker and her mixed-blood son, Quanah, who became the last and greatest chief of the Comanches.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Difficult to endure narrator
- By fowler on 12-21-19
By: S. C. Gwynne
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Geronimo, His Own Story
- An Autobiography
- By: Geronimo
- Narrated by: Stephen F. Clark
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 59
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 60
The autobiography of the famous Apache war chief, Geronimo. A shout of "Geronimo!!!" is still evoked to show courage. Hear, in his own words, the war story of Geronimo and his Chiricahua band of Apache Indians.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Short, easy, interesting
- By Anonymous User on 04-02-24
By: Geronimo
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Blood and Thunder
- An Epic of the American West
- By: Hampton Sides
- Narrated by: Don Leslie
- Length: 20 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,120
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,536
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,524
In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route to invade and occupy the Western territories claimed by Mexico. Fueled by the new ideology of “Manifest Destiny,” this land grab would lead to a decades-long battle between the United States and the Navajos, the fiercely resistant rulers of a huge swath of mountainous desert wilderness.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Publisher's summary does not do it justice
- By Eric on 02-07-11
By: Hampton Sides
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Daniel Boone
- The Life and Legend of an American Pioneer
- By: John Mack Faragher
- Narrated by: Tom Parker
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,056
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 936
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 932
In the first and most reliable biography of Daniel Boone in more than 50 years, award-winning historian Faragher brilliantly portrays America's famous frontier hero while illuminating the American hero-making process itself. Drawing from popular narrative, the public record, scraps of documentation from Boone's own hand, and a treasure trove of reminiscences gathered by nineteenth-century antiquarians, Faragher uses the methods of new social history to create a portrait of the man and the times he helped shape.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent book for history readers
- By James P Carter on 11-11-13
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The Heart of Everything That Is
- The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend
- By: Bob Drury, Tom Clavin
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,817
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,602
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,593
The great Oglala Sioux chief Red Cloud was the only Plains Indian to defeat the United States Army in a war, forcing the American government to sue for peace in a conflict named for him. At the peak of their chief’s powers, the Sioux could claim control of one-fifth of the contiguous United States. But unlike Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, or Geronimo, the fog of history has left Red Cloud strangely obscured. Now, thanks to painstaking research by two award-winning authors, his incredible story can finally be told.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Irresistable Force Paradox: Manifest Destiny
- By Mel on 11-10-13
By: Bob Drury, and others