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Halfbreed: The Remarkable True Story of George Bent-Caught Between the Worlds of the Indian and the White Man
Halfbreed The Remarkable True Story of George BentCaught Between the Worlds of the Indian and the White Man Author:David F. Halaas, Andrew E. Masich A compelling biography of an extraordinary man who lived, fought, and made his mark in two worlds--Indian and white. The amazing and uncommon life of George Bent spanned one of the most exciting epochs in our nation's history. Born to a prominent white trader and his Indian wife, George Bent was raised as a Cheyenne and, later, educated in whi... more »te schools. He fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War and later became a Cheyenne warrior. A survivor of the horrific 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, he rode with the ferocious Cheyenne Dog Soldiers, and became a prominent interpreter and negotiator for whites and adviser to tribal leaders. He hobnobbed with frontier legends Kit Carson, Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill Hickok, and George Custer, and fought side-by-side with great Indian leaders. Always brushing against the edges of greatness, always in the center of controversy and danger, Bent was a survivor. Yet for all his adventures, accomplishments, and friendships, George Bent, the halfbreed, never found lasting happiness in either world, Indian or white. Yet this man, in his final years, saved the memory of his people by sharing with historians the story of the fighting Cheyennes.« less