Indian Child Life
Book Excerpt: ...from the people who made the wagon that had almost ended my life, and it did not occur to me that I alone was to blame. I could not be persuaded to ride in that wagon again and was glad when we finally left it beside the Missouri river.The summer after the "Minnesota massacre," General Sibley pursued our people across this river. Now the Missouri is considered one of the most treacherous rivers in the world. Even a good modern boat is not safe upon its uncertain current. We were forced to cross in buffalo-skin boats--as round as tubs!The Washechu (white men) were coming in great numbers with their big guns, and while most of our men were fighting them to gain time, the women and the old men made and equipped the temporary boats, braced with ribs of willow. Some of these were towed by two or three women or men swimming in the water and some by ponies. It was not an easy matter to keep them right side up, with their helpless freight of little children and such goods as we possessed...
yazar | Charles A Eastman |
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Boyutlar ve boyutlar | 15.24 x 0.51 x 22.86 cm |
Tarafından yayınlandı | 17 Eylül 2020 |
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yazar | Charles A Eastman |
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isbn 13 | 979-8682387038 |
Yayımcı | Independently Published |
Boyutlar ve boyutlar | 15.24 x 0.51 x 22.86 cm |
DE OLDUĞU GİBİ | B08JDVSS1Y |
Tarafından yayınlandı Indian Child Life | 17 Eylül 2020 |