Crazy Horse: Sioux Warrior, by Brenda Haugen, Signature Lives, Compass Point Books, Minneapolis, Minn., 2006.
This book is a very good representation of Crazy Horse's life and his death. I was confused for the initial part of the book, as Crazy Horse's father was also Crazy Horse, until he changed his name and gave the name to Crazy Horse when he told him the dream he had had. Crazy Horse's name before had been Curly, based on his complexion and hair.
Crazy Horse was a great warrior. For a time he wore a special shirt and was marked as a leader. However his love married someone else, and when he ran off with his love, he lost the honor of wearing the shirt. The woman's husband shot Crazy Horse in the face. But he did not die. His dream told him he would not die from a gunshot. He did marry another woman and had a daughter, but she died young.
Crazy Horse was involved in the Fetterman massacre. He was also at the Wagon Box battle. He is most notd for his participation at the Battle of Little Big Horn. Crazy Horse was a war chief and he was able to launch a counter attack against George Custer and his men where they overwhelmed the federals who were all killed.
Shorly after Crazy Horse surrendered at Fort Robinson. He left for a brief time but was arrested and. brought back. When he saw that he was being shipped to Florida he became upset. He was stabbed by a bayonet and killed.
He is now being honored by a large memorial statue in the Black Hills. When completed it will be the largest such memorial in the world, larger than Mount Rushmore.
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