Halfbreed - by David F Halaas & Andrew E Masich (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The amazing life of George Bent spanned one of the most exciting epochs in the nation's history. A survivor of the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, he rode with the ferocious Cheyenne Dog Soldiers, and became a negotiator for whites and adviser to tribal leaders. He hobnobbed with legends Kit Carson, Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill Hickok, and George Custer, and fought side-by-side with great Indian leaders.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Belongs on every shelf of western American history."<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>David F. Halaas</b> is the Director of Library & Archives of Pittsburgh's Smithsonian-affiliated Senator John Heinz History Center and Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum. <p/><b>Andrew E. Masich</b> is the President of Library & Archives of Pittsburgh's Smithsonian-affiliated Senator John Heinz History Center and Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum.
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