The Journey of Crazy Horse
A Lakota History

Having grown up at a time when the only good American Indian was Tonto, I was deeply moved by reading the book "The Journey of Crazy Horse." As a matter of fact, I felt myself rooting for the Indians in their battles with the Long Knives (US Cavalry)! Sorry, Errol Flynn (who played General Custer.in......more

The story of Crazy Horse is tragic on so many levels. This book gives a fair and balanced portrait of a true American hero. We know so little about the indigenous people of America (a friend of mine who is a member of the Ohlone people has told me that the term 'Native American' is offensive to many......more

Crazy Horse’s life is by necessity based largely on Native American oral traditions since his actions didn’t produce direct documentation. The author grew up on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation and first learned about the legendary Lakota warrior from the stories told by older men of the tribe. This bi......more

Like Crazy Horse the author, Joseph M. Marshall is a Lakota himself and in his introduction tells us how the legendary Lakota leader was his boyhood hero thanks to the stories told to him by his elders. He says these were merely stories to his boyhood sensibility but that as he grew older he realise......more

I love learning more about Crazy Horse, there were a lot of interesting stories in this book, the pacing halted me a few times. The very end of the book wrapped it up nicely to the point where it explained the entire meaning but still the pacing is why I struggle to go higher than 3 stars.......more