Halfbreed: The Remarkable True Story of George Bent--Caught Between the Worlds of the Indian and the White Man (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780306814105)

This is the story of the amazing and uncommon life of George Bent-a "halfbreed" born to a prominent white trader and his Indian wife-whose lifetime spanned one of the most exciting epochs in our nation's history. Raised as a Cheyenne but educated in white schools, George Bent fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War, became a Cheyenne warrior and survived the horrific 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, rode and killed for revenge with the ferocious Cheyenne Dog Soldiers, and later became a prominent interpreter and negotiator for whites and adviser to tribal leaders. He hobnobbed with frontier legends Kit Carson, Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill Hickok, and George Custer, and fought side-by-side with great Indian leaders. After a lifetime of adventures and misfortunes, accomplishments and failures, George Bent made a lasting contribution to the memory of his people by sharing with historians the story of the fighting Cheyennes.

Author: David F. Halaas, Andrew E. Masich
ISBN-10: 0306814102
ISBN-13: 9780306814105
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Language: English
Published: 03/16/2005
Pages: 458
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.42lbs
Size: 9.18h x 6.08w x 1.25d
Award: Colorado Book Award - Winner