The Heart of Everything That Is

Posted on 11 July 2017 by Bob Drury

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn astonishing untold story of the American WestThe great Sioux warrior statesman Red Cloud was the only American Indian in history to defeat the United States Army in a war, forcing the government to sue for peace on his terms At the peak of Red Cloud s powers the Sioux could claim control of one fifth of the contiguous United States and the loyalty of thousands of fierce fighters But the fog of history has left Red Cloud strangely obscured Now, thanks to the rediscovery of a lost autobiography, and painstaking research by two award winning authors, the story of our nation s most powerful and successful Indian warrior can finally be told.Born in 1821 near the Platte River in modern day Nebraska, Red Cloud lived an epic life of courage, wisdom, and fortitude in the face of a relentless enemy the soldiers and settlers who represented the manifest destiny of an expanding America He grew up an orphan and had to overcome numerous social disadvantages to advance in Sioux culture Red Cloud did that by being the best fighter, strategist, and leader of his fellow warriors As the white man pushed farther and farther west, they stole the Indians land, slaughtered the venerated buffalo, and murdered with impunity anyone who resisted their intrusions The final straw for Red Cloud and his warriors was the U.S government s frenzied spate of fort building throughout the pristine Powder River Country that abutted the Sioux s sacred Black Hills Paha Sapa to the Sioux, or The Heart of Everything That Is The result was a gathering of angry tribes under one powerful leader The white man lies and steals, Red Cloud told his thousands of braves at council fire My lodges were many, now they are few The white man wants all They must fight for it What came to be known as Red Cloud s War 1866 1868 culminated in a massacre of American cavalry troops that presaged the Little Bighorn and served warning to Washington that the Plains Indians would fight, and die, for their land and traditions But many American soldiers would die first.In The Heart of Everything That Is, Bob Drury and Tom Clavin, the New York Times bestselling authors of Halsey s Typhoon and The Last Stand of Fox Company, restore Red Cloud to his rightful place in American history in a sweeping and dramatic narrative based on years of primary research As they trace the events leading to Red Cloud s War they provide intimate portraits of the many and various men and women whose lives Red Cloud touched mountain men such as the larger than life Jim Bridger U.S generals like William Tecumseh Sherman who were charged with annihilating the Sioux fearless explorers such as the dashing John Bozeman and the warriors whom Red Cloud groomed, the legendary Crazy Horse in particular And residing at the heart of the story is Red Cloud, fighting for the very existence of the Indian way of life.This fiery narrative, fueled by contemporary diaries and journals, newspaper reports, eyewitness accounts, and meticulous firsthand sourcing, is a stirring chronicle of the conflict between an expanding white civilization and the Plains Indians who stood in its way The Heart of Everything That Is not only places the reader at the center of this remarkable epoch, but finally gives Red Cloud the modern day recognition he deserves. Free Read The Heart of Everything That Is Author Bob Drury For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr When you read about the history of U.S Indian relations, you quickly learn that the only coherent thread of an otherwise incoherent, schizophrenic policy, was this divide and conquer The U.S Government treated with the tribes seemingly at random Some Indians were slaughtered Some were moved and removed Others were rewarded Sometimes governmental policy was benignly misguided see Grant, Ulysses at other times it was premeditatedly cruel see Jackson, Andrew Seldom did it make any sen When you read about the history of U.S Indian relations, you quickly learn that the only coherent thread of an otherwise incoherent, schizophrenic policy, was this divide and conquer The U.S Government treated with the tribes seemingly at random Some Indians were slaughtered Some were moved and removed Others were rewarded Sometimes governmental policy was benignly misguided see Grant, Ulysses at other times it was premeditatedly cruel see Jackson, Andrew Seldom did it make any sense The results of that inconsistency exists to this day During my high school years, I lived i...Should be said this isof an overview of everything that was happening in present day Wyoming, Montana and South Dakota in the 1860s than a biography of Red Cloud It s also a less idealised account of the Lakota than how they were presented in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee We get graphic accounts of the tortures they subjected white settlers to and as a result perhaps understand better why they had to be subjugated The book is fabulously researched, benefiting from numerous journals and Should ...The Heart of Everything That Is by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin, published by Simon Schuster.Category American History Publication Date November 05, 2013I can remember the name Red Cloud from my college history books, and if I am not mistaken he received a total of 3 or 4 paragraphs, if that The reason he has not received the notoriety that he deserv...You will not like this story you should not That is not a reflection on the innumerable talents of the authors This is the story of an American Tragedy, not something to like really Although it depicts savage violent acts of the Indians, the ultimate savagery is inflicted on them in the ill informed and vengeful efforts to exterminate their people For that, you should feel everything from sadness and despair to rage and loss Before I proceed with my review, I add by way of clarificatio You will not like this story you should not That is not a reflection on the innumerable talents of the authors This is the story of an American Tragedy, not something to like really Although it depicts savage violent acts of the Indians, the ultimate savagery is inflicted on them in the ill informed and vengeful efforts to exterminate their people For that, you should feel everything from sadness and despair to rage and loss Before I proceed with my review, I add by way of clarification that I am not an objective reader or writer I am of American Indian descent not Sioux and regard the treatment of the American Indians on par with other sweeping extermination campaigns the only difference is the American Indians as a group or in the multiplicity of their tribes have never been given the same attention and study as the horrendous acts against the Jewish people and t...In this book about the life of Sioux warrior Red Cloud, the scenes of bloodshed, gore and atrocities are endless But the most arresting visual I took away from it is a final scene reported in the book s endnotes It s an I m Not Rappaport kind of scene in which the vanquished Red Cloud, living out his last years on a reservation, is recounting his life to an old friend in a series of interviews The conversations are turned into a manuscript that is then lost for...Let me say this was a great book The untold story of Red Cloud is truly a history lesson on the old west but also on guerrilla warfare But the story begins with Red Cloud as a young boy who s father dies by drinking to death Not honorable in the Tribe But a leader takes him in and helps him in the young warrior ways What is seen is a keen skill in hunting and tracking He is able to bring in large amounts and he takes care of the older ones in Tribe and sick ones By this time he is allowed Let me say this was a great book The untold story of Red Cloud is truly a history lesson on the old west but also on guerrilla warfare But the story begins with Red Cloud as a young boy who s father dies by drinking to death Not honorable in the Tribe But a leader takes him in and helps him in the young warrior ways What is seen is a keen skill in hunting and tracking He is able to bring in large amounts and he takes care of the older ones in Tribe and sick ones By this time he is allowed to be around the leaders He is there for one of the very first traeties signed He of course can not sat any thing or do any thing Some of the things he does take in is the weapons the the army had and how they drilled For a show...I have to admit that I am conflicted about this book I bought it, interested in the subject already, and having read several other works about the Sioux people, in addition to the obligatory Sitting Bull Crazy Horse Custer library, I was hoping this was indeed The Untold Story of Red Cloud as advertised And right off the bat, I was caught up in the quality of the prose.Slowly the questions and difficulties emerged the sourcing is imprecise, the system of trailing phrases notation and cita I have to admit that I am conflicted about this book I bought it, interested in the subject already, and having read several other works about the Sioux people, in addition to the obligatory Sitting Bull Crazy Horse Custer library, I was hoping this was indeed The Untold Story of Red Cloud as advertised And right off the bat, I was caught up in the quality of the prose.Slowly the questions and difficulties emerged the sourcing is imprecise, the system of trailing phrases notation and citation is frustrating to me, it s sloppy and allows for too much wiggle room , and although the effort to give the Sioux their voice in the narrative is great, it assumes much on the motives, thoughts and beliefs ... The white man made me a lot of promises, and they only kept one They promised to take my land, and they took it. I am shocked with myself that so far I had dismissed the American West history as boring My strong impression of guns, wars, violence, squalor, scarcity, thievery and general nastiness no doubt comes from the legend of the West, rather than any real knowledge While much of this is also true, somehow I had missed the point that these were real people living with real problems, and The white man made me a lot of promises, and they only kept one They promised to take my land, and they took it. I am shocked with myself that so far I...I have read a great deal of American Indian history and was looking forward to this book However, this work is a waste of time for anyone interested in an accurate investigation into the history of European whites and Native Americans.Some of my issues with the book are 1 This is not an untold story since Red Cloud has been the subject of many works.2 There are many factual errors regarding the Plains Indians, e.g., the Lakota are a matriarchal society not patriarchal as stated in the book, I have read a great deal of American Indian history and was looking forward to this book However, this work is a waste of time for anyone interested in an accurate inves...Evidently well researched, probably the best book treating the Red Cloud part of the Indian Wars of the 1860a As a biography it has pace and activity However a biography of a tribal leader of historic importance, of battles against ruthless white domination, it must provide the subject s side of the story The authors do well on the story, but fail on letting this Indian Chief Red Cloud tell his side of the story It is said that years later as an old man of age 72 , Red Cloud recounted his Evidently well researched, probably the best book treating the Red Cloud part of the Indian Wars of the 1860a As a biography it has pace and activity However a biography of a tr...

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11 July 2017

Bob Drury