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"Sitting Bull" var frygtet af sine fjender og elsket af sit folk som den mægtige kriger, han var. Jens Peder Aggers roman fortæller historien om indianerhøvdingens kamp mod fjendtlige indianerstammer og mod de hvide, og vi hører, hvordan han fik navnet "Sitting Bull". Den danske forfatter Jens Peder Agger har skrevet en lang række romaner for børn, hvoraf nogle er blevet oversat til fremmedsprog.

The Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana in 1876 has become known as the quintessential clash of cultures between the Lakota Sioux and whites. The men who led the battle, Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and Colonel George A. Custer, have become the stuff of legends.

Lakota-Häuptling Sitting Bull, dessen indianischer Name Tatanka Yotanka lautete, beobachtete mit Sorge, wie die weißen Siedler seinem Volk weite Teile der Prärien Nordamerikas nahmen. Die riesigen Büffelherden, einst Lebensgrundlage der Indianer, wurden nahezu ausgerottet. Eisenbahnlinien zerschnitten das Land, Siedlungen und Forts wurden errichtet und die Indianer immer weiter vertrieben.

In Sitting by the Well, this acclaimed Jungian analyst and author uses dreams, symbols, and body imagery to reach into the shadows of the unconscious mind and cast light on our everyday lives. Here is a poetic culmination of Woodman's many years of work with the psychological impact of patriarchy on men's and women's lives - from distorted body image and addiction to sexual trauma and relationships to our ultimate connection with the Great Mother (matter) and Great Father (spirit).

James McLaughlin worked as an Indian agent for most of his life. His most infamous act, however, was ordering the arrest of Sitting Bull for fear that his participation in the Ghost Dance movement would inspire Indian rebellion. “The newspaper reports regarding the arrest and death of Sitting Bull have nearly all been ridiculously absurd”, he wrote to the United States Indian Service. With this account, he attempts to defend his role and set the record straight on the circumstances that led to the death of this influential Native American leader.

Das Stampfen der Büffel erschütterte einst die Prärie und prägte das Leben der Indianer - bis das Vordringen der Weißen sie nahezu ausrottete. Red Cloud, der weise Denker und Taktiker führte sein Volk der Lakota mit Scharfsinn und Geduld zum Sieg über die Weißen. Der Friedensvertrag wurde nach hartem Kampf besiegelt und die Region um den Powder River blieb für immer Indianer-Land. Der beliebte Häuptling und Medizinmann Red Cloud hatte gewonnen.

Here are the life stories of eight remarkable people who were born and grew up in America and who made their mark upon American history. They represent the remarkable individuality and sense of enterprise and courage that has marked the American hero.