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When May Dodd journeys west into the unknown, it's a far better fate than the life she left behind. Committed to an insane asylum by her blue-blood family for loving a man beneath her station, May's only hope of freedom is a secret government program sending "civilized" women to become the brides of Cheyenne warriors. This is the story of May's breathtaking adventures caught between two worlds, loving two men, living two lives.
2) Hostiles
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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"In 1892, a legendary Army captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory." --
3) The Cheyenne
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Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the Cheyenne people, explaining who they are, reviewing the history of the Cheyenne, looking at how the Cheyenne lived, their beliefs, and rituals, and discussing the Council of Forty-Four.
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Series
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Avon Books
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
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TWO HEARTS BETRAYED Refusing to believe the rumors that the European prince she was forced to marry had died in a far-off land, the princess, Sierra, sets sail to America, bent on revenge and determined to learn the truth. Because she will require a scout to guide her through the wilderness, she calls in a favor from the man who had betrayed her long ago, the man she had once loved deeply and had hoped to wed, the noble Cheyenne scout,...
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English
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"What if you woke up lying in the middle of the street in the infamous town of Fort Pratt, Montana, where thirty, young Native boys perished in a tragic 1896 boarding school fire? What if every person you encountered in that endless night was dead? What if you were covered in blood and missing a bullet from the gun holstered on your hip? What if there was something out there in the yellowed skies--along with the deceased and the smell of ash and dust--something...
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English
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Sleepy Benteen County, Kansas, turns frantic on election day. Sheriff English, better known as Englishman, faces his toughest re-election challenge yet. The radical religious right is out to unseat him, their candidate an Iraq war hero. But Englishman's only available deputy isn't winning him votes. That very morning, while pursuing a vehicle, the hurried deputy rammed a school bus carrying the Benteen County teen choir.
Englishman's brother, Mad...
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Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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"9 March 1876 My name is Meggie Kelly and I take up this pencil with my twin sister, Susie. We have nothing left, less than nothing. The village of our People has been destroyed. Empty of human feeling, half-dead ourselves, all that remains of us intact are hearts turned to stone. We curse the U.S. government, we curse the Army, we curse the savagery of mankind, white and Indian alike. We curse God in his heaven. Do not underestimate the power of...
10) The deliverance
Author
Series
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Barnaby Skye, the earthy deserter from the Royal Navy who has carved a career in the Rocky Mountains as a trapper, guide, and magnet for adventure, drifts south to Mexican territory with his Crow Indian wife, Many Quills Woman (or "Victoria," as he calls her), in this thirteenth and newest of the Skye chronicles.
At Bent's Fort on the Mexican frontier, the Skyes agree to help a mysterious Cheyenne woman, Standing Alone, locate her two children who...
11) Little big man
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English
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Fictional reminiscences of an 111-year-old man telling of his checkered career as plainsman, Indian scout, and squaw man and of his colorful acquaintances.
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
"Here is the story of the [Battle of Little Big Horn] as told from the vantage point of Lakota and Cheyennes, from the time at which the soldiers were first detected on their march toward the Indian settlement, to the bitter end, as the Indians packed up and moved their camps. Extracted from letters, newspaper articles, army reports, and manuscripts, these rare firsthand accounts -- from such key participants as Crazy Horse, Crow King, Two Moons,...
15) Cheyenne
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Language
English
Description
"An introduction to the Cheyenne lifestyle and history, including their forced relocation and how they keep traditions alive today. A Cheyenne story recounts how people became chief of the animals." --
Author
Series
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
[1956]
Language
English
Description
The Cheyenne were one of the most important Native American tribes of the Great Plains. Through the course of the nineteenth century they became involved in some of the bloodiest conflicts to occur in the heart of the American continent. They were swift in the adoption of horse culture and quickly became skilled and powerful mounted warriors. Men would gain rank within their society by performing and accumulating various acts of bravery in battle,...
17) Cheyenne autumn
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English
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In the autumn of 1878, a band of Cheyenne Indians set out from Indian Territory, where they had been sent by the US government, to return to their homeland in Yellowstone country.
Acclaimed author Mari Sandoz tells the saga of their heartbreaking fifteen-hundred-mile flight.
18) The canyon
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Pub. Date
1953.
Language
English
Description
Deep in Cheyenne territory, years prior to the arrival of European settlers, a war hungry group of Cheyenne Indians meet and plan to attack a rival tribe. One young Cheyenne, Little Bear, refuses to fight. Little Bear has earned admiration for his courage and skill in hunting, but now, as a rite of passage into adulthood, he must spend two weeks alone in the wilds, eating only what nature provides. During this retreat, in the dark of night, he falls...
20) Cheyenne
Author
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Once a powerful nation commanding the Great Plains of the United States throughout the nineteenth century, the story of the Cheyenne people is one of challenges and acceptance. The strong and proud Cheyenne have encountered many hardships throughout their history, including dangerous battles, the loss of land, and modern-day economic struggles. Beautiful artwork and eye-catching photography thrust readers into Cheyenne culture and way of life, spanning...
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