The Long Knives Are Crying, Joseph M. Marshall III
The Long Knives Are Crying, Joseph M. Marshall III
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The Long Knives Are Crying
A Lakota Western

Author: Joseph M. Marshall III

Narrator: Joseph M. Marshall III

Unabridged: 19 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/13/2009

Categories: Fiction, Western

Synopsis

The second novel in Joseph M. Marshall IIIs acclaimed Lakota Western series begins in 1875, as Sitting Bull gathers thousands of Lakota to face the growing problem of white incursion. What follows is a sweeping tale of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, including the days and weeks leading up to the conflict and the remarkable defeat of General George Armstrong Custer and the Seventh Cavalry. Told for the first time from the Native perspective through the eyes of Lakota warrior Cloud, the story also weaves in the lesserknown but strategically important Battle of the Rosebud and the uncertain future that faced the Lakota following victory. Once again, Marshall infuses the story with his unique voice and eye for detail, creating a pageturning Western with a style of its own.

About Joseph M. Marshall III

Joseph M. Marshall III was born and raised on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota and holds a PhD from the reservation university, which he helped to establish. He is the award-winning author of ten books, and in 2023 was awarded the Owen Wister Award from the Western Writers of American. He has also won a “Nammy” Award, an AudioFile Earphones Award, and the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration. He was named Best American Indian Fiction Writer by True West magazine in 2009. He has contributed to various publications and written several screenplays. His first language is Lakota, he handcrafts primitive Lakota bows and arrows, and he is a specialist in wilderness survival. His work as a cultural and historical consultant can be seen and heard on Turner Network Television and the Dreamworks epic television miniseries “Into the West.”

Reviews

Goodreads review by carlos

Outstanding story telling in the oral tradition of the Lakota people. By the end of this book I felt as if I knew Crazy Horse as Cloud did. It is said that the victors get to write history. In this case we get to hear the other side. The perspective is illuminating. If you're at all interested in th......more

Goodreads review by Clint

The more books I have read by Joseph Marshall III the more I have come to enjoy his deep emotional spirit for his people's past. This emotion is not about all the wrongs that were done to the Lakota but is a fear that they will become a forgotten people if their history is not kept alive not just in......more

Goodreads review by Lisa

This is a fictional account of the era of conflict between first nations and the white expansion westward. Although I didn't actually finish the audiobook because it was due back to the library, I found it compelling and accurate in the descriptions of culture and times based on the research reading......more

Goodreads review by Sam

This is the second book in Joseph Marshall's Lakota Westerns series and I absolutely loved it. I tore through this 400+ pager in less than a week. If you've read any of Marshall's previous books you know that he is an amazing storyteller and oral historian in his own right, so I love that he has imb......more

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