Crazy Horse: The Life Behind the Legend

by Mike Sajna

Book Overview

"A treat . . . Insightful . . . Refreshing . . . A must-have . . .Not only is Sajna's work a valuable historical resource, it makesfor a compelling read as well."-American History "There has to be... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785820361
• ISBN13: 9780785820369
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Castle Books
• Length: 367 Pages
• Weight: 1.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.6" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Enjoyable read

For the most part I enjoyed this book. I did however get a bit tired of the " well there is no evidence so we dont know for sure attitude. perhaps a trained historian could have done a little better. Better than Sandoz book!

Separating Fact from myth hard with Crazy Horse

No photos exist of Crazy Horse, and little was written about him during his lifetime. He, himself, left no written record. Much of what we know about him is a collection of highly romanticized and sometimes apocryphal stories told by friends, foes, and rivals. These have been grossly exaggerated and sometimes outright made up through the years. Sajna attempts, by using only verifiable primary sources, to separate the fact from the fiction. This reflects his long career as a newspaperman. Where he can't nail down something for sure, he presents all ideas and allows the reader to draw his/her own conclusion. This scholarly attempt is to lay down the true facts of this remarkable man's life, an extremely difficult task owing to the dearth of verifiable material on the subject. An excellent, scholarly work. It is high time this man was depicted realistically, instead of romantically.