Abrahamson, Richard F. "Russell Freedman." In Writers for Young Adults. New York: Charles Scribners & Sons, 1997, pp. 1-10. Identifies characteristics of Freedman's non-fiction, particularly his biographies.

Ambrose, Stephen E. Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1975. Considered the most authoritative and comprehensive biography.

Crazy Horse: The Strange Man of the Oglalas.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. Written by one of the two interviewers of Crazy Horse's family and friends, this book offers the most complete factual accounts available.

Freedman, Russell. "Bring 'Em Back: Writing History and Biography for Young People." School Library journal (March 1994): 138-41. Shares Freedman's view of his craft.

Freedman, Russell. In The Sixth Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1989, pp. 89-91. An autobiographical account of the author's life.

"Freedman, Russell." In Something About the Author, Vol. 71. Edited by Diane...