RememberLittleBighorn
- 作者
- 出版社 NationalGeographicSocietyChildren's
- 出版时间 2006年6月
- ISBN 9780792255215
- 定价 134.20
内容简介
RememberLittleBighorn,maintainsthemomentumofthisaward-winningNationalGeographicseries,whichcontinuestosetnewstandardsinnonfictionhistorybooksformiddle-gradestudents.AuthorPaulRobertWalkerdrawsonscoresofeyewitnessaccountsoftheBattleoftheLittleBighornfromIndians,soldiers,andscouts,measuringtheirtestimonyagainstthearchaeologicalevidencetoseparatefactfromfiction.Fromthiswidekaleidoscopeoftestimony,theauthorfocuseshisnarrativeintoanobjectiveandbalancedaccountofoneofthemostcontentiouschaptersofAmericanhistory.CoveringthecorecurriculumtopicsofWestwardExpansionandtheIndianWars,Walker'stextisavividandtimelyhistoricalnarrativetomarkthe130thanniversaryoftheBattleoftheLittleBighorninJune2006.Readersfirstlearnabouteventsprecedingthefighting,includingthediscoveryofgoldonIndianlandintheBlackHills,therefusalbySittingBull,CrazyHorse,andotherIndianleaderstoobeyagovernmentordertoliveontheGreatSiouxReservation,andthesubsequentbattleinRosebudValley.ThenarrativeevolvestothethreemajorclashesknowncollectivelyastheBattleoftheLittleBighorn:theattackbyMajorRenoonSittingBull'svillage,theCusterMassacreinwhichCrazyHorseandmorethanathousandwarriorswipeoutGeorgeArmstrongCusterandhisimmediatecommand,andthefinalbattleonRenoHill,whichculminatesinthevictoriousSiouxandCheyennesettingfiretothegrassandmovinguptheriver.TheafterwordexplainshowthegreatestIndianvictoryonlyhastenedtheirfinaldefeat,asnewsofCuster'sfateenflamedpublicopinionandledCongresstogivecontrolofallSiouxagenciestotheArmy.ReaderslearnhowSiouxrationswerecutoffuntilnativeclaimstotheBlackHillsandMontanahuntinggroundswererenounced.InthefinestNationalGeographictradition,thebookilluminatesthiscontroversialperiodinAmericanhistorywithextensiveuseofprimarysources.Some50archivalimagesareincluded,severalbyNativeAmericans,plusamapshowingtroopandIndianmovement.RememberLittleBighornalsofeaturesacomprehensivetimelineofIndianWars,websites,student-friendlyresources,andaquick-referenceindexthatmakeitanidealsourceforwritingreports.
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