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Post by Dietmar on Jun 10, 2006 5:39:24 GMT -6
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Post by mort aux vaches on Aug 21, 2006 16:54:19 GMT -6
And now you can also read a few pages (and the index too, if you're a total nerd like myself) on that handy "look inside the book"-feature on Amazon.
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Post by buffaloman on Sept 21, 2006 4:26:15 GMT -6
The book is now available. I just received the two copies I preordered from Amazon.com. I haven't had a chance to read it yet, but it looks very interesting. I was pleased to see a photograph of Black Shawl. I bought the extra as a gift for my brother.
-Bob
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Post by harpskiddie on Sept 21, 2006 9:14:17 GMT -6
It is interesting that the cover illustration is a war bonnet. I was under the impression that Crazy Horse eschewed such trappings, and customarily wore only one or two feathers in his hair.
Gordie
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Post by Tricia on Sept 21, 2006 10:33:36 GMT -6
Unfortunately, after we sell that manuscript, the publisher is then in charge from marketing to jacket copy: sales over accuracy. One of my writer pals, who has sold over seventy novels, puts it this way: "I don't care what it looks like, as long as it has my name on it!"  Regards, LMC |
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Post by buffaloman on Sept 22, 2006 5:43:59 GMT -6
I personally like the cover, very striking I think. You can't judge a book by its cover, but it helped sell it to me. My first thought when seeing the cover was as you said, Crazy Horse didn't wear a war bonnet. There is a connection though. The headdress is cropped from a photograph of Little Big Man when he was a member of the 1877 Oglala delegation to Washington.  There is a headdress in the NMAI that is attributed to Crazy Horse. I don't believe there is any reference to this type with buffalo horns in any account of the man. My understanding is that he tied a dried skin of a hawk to his hair as part of his war medicine (wotawe).  -Bob |
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Post by Tricia on Sept 22, 2006 9:01:38 GMT -6
Bob--
It's a stunning cover, isn't it? And I've just added Kingsley's narrative to my Amazon wish list. I look forward to the read--as does Spouse. He gets the Indian books, I get the Custer titles ... go figure.
BTW--for those of us writing fiction, U. of Oklahoma DOES accept a limited number of manuscripts each year, preferably in the western vein. It's a relatively new venture, and I can get a contact name if anybody is interested.
Regards,
LMC
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Post by kahli846 on Sept 22, 2006 12:24:11 GMT -6
I also pre ordered the book. It is so far absolutely fantastic. Kudos to Kingsley Bray.
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Post by harpskiddie on Sept 22, 2006 13:24:44 GMT -6
I agree that the cover is exquisite. I really was looking for confirmation of whether or not Crazy Horse usually wore an elaborate headdress or not. I think I read somewhere or other that he wore a hawk's head in battle. Is that correct?
Another question about the strange man. I know that he supposedly never allowed his photograph to be taken; but I've also read on one of these threads that there is a photo which may be of him. Does anyone know if there ever was a portrait sketched from life?
Gordie
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Post by crzhrs on Sept 22, 2006 13:30:44 GMT -6
For some exceprts of the book (which appears to be a totally different look at Crazy Horse and from many new sources go to: www.americanindiantribe.comclick on forum go to Dakota then look for Tashunca Uitco The author even gets involved! Outstanding exceprts by the way! |
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Post by markland on Sept 22, 2006 14:48:05 GMT -6
I just ordered it from B & N (better price than Amazon with the B & N membership). Just one request to all authors in this fellowship known as LBHA. TAKE A SABBATICAL, YOU ARE KILLING THE BANK ACCOUNT! Love you all, Billy P.S. Only one other to get now, Walt's. |
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Post by Tricia on Sept 22, 2006 15:47:51 GMT -6
Gordie--
The Custer Battlefield Museum has the alleged photo of Crazy Horse. I don't think I have a copy of the photo handy, but I can scan Spouse's t-shirt if need be (yep, we played sucker tourists two years ago) ... the image is on it. I don't think the provenance is much more than hearsay, but you never know ...
Regards,
LMC
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Post by mort aux vaches on Sept 23, 2006 16:29:49 GMT -6
For some exceprts of the book (which appears to be a totally different look at Crazy Horse and from many new sources go to: www.americanindiantribe.comclick on forum go to Dakota then look for Tashunca Uitco The author even gets involved! Outstanding exceprts by the way! As far as I could see there were no excerpts from the book. The notes on the CH-genealogy was also posted by Kingsley in a thread on the NPI-forum on here. (Sort of irritating that Amazon operates with a publication date in November.) |
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Post by crzhrs on Sept 24, 2006 14:02:23 GMT -6
Someone had posted text, maybe it was footnotes cuz I saw numbers at the end of each paragraph.
Still there is post of the last several days of CH. I'm assuming its from the book. It offers much new info and in detail of CH's remaining time and the intrigue and distrust among everyone.
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, but I would like to let you know that you now are able to pre-order the new book "Crazy Horse - A Lakota Life" by University of Oklahoma Press!!
