Miss Sandoz, that unusual and powerful writer who is best remembered for her story of her lusty father, "Old Jules," now turns her hand to the life and times of the great warrior of the Oglala Sioux, the quiet and deadly one known as Crazy Horse. Her regard for the man is deep, amounting almost to adoration. And this is understandable. For among all those remarkable Plains Indians none was braver than Crazy Horse, and none more steadfast.
The research that obviously has gone into ["Crazy Horse"] is downright astounding. Miss Sandoz has dug into every old report she could find, the government files, faded letters, and in addition she has interviewed scores of persons who might contribute something to the lore of Crazy Horse and the story of his people during the tragic years of their gradual and inevitable dissolution. She has brought to the task an indefatigable spirit and an understanding heart. As a child, in the southern part of what once was the hunting grounds of the Sioux, she knew the Indians, and all her life the stories of these people have been all about her. As any one must who has become at all familiar with the history of these people, she has much sympathy for them….
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