Read by Bernadette Dunne

Crazy Horse was the legendary military leader of the Oglala Sioux whose personal power and social nonconformity contributed to his reputation as being "strange." Crazy Horse fought in many battles, including the famous Battle of the Little Bighorn, and held out tirelessly against the US government's efforts to confine the Native Americans to reservations. Eventually, in the spring of 1877, he surrendered to military forces and ended up meeting a violent death. Now, nearly a century and a half later, Crazy Horse continues to hold a special place in the hearts and minds of people. Author Mari Sandoz offers a powerful evocation of the indigenous people of this long-ago world, of the life of Crazy Horse, and of the man's enduring spirit. "Here is a glorious hero tale told with beauty and power…The story of a great American." "[One] of the great stories of the West, and written…in the spirit of the sages, with a scrupulous regard for truth and history." "This history of the Oglala Indian Crazy Horse is a splendidly done thing. [Sandoz] gives a magnificent picture of the Plains Indian civilization." "The urge to shape political policy and attitudes by capturing an aura of her subjects is best exemplified by Sandoz's passionate intensity in the writing of the book Crazy Horse."

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