The Remarkable Friendship of the Sioux Chief and JW Dear in the Last Days of the Frontier

This book is about two men caught up in these momentous events--Red Cloud, whose life has been well researched, and JW Dear, whose story has never been told. It is a story about the opening-up of the West and the process of nation building, driven by great vision, sacrifice, and human endeavor. But it is also a story of mismanagement, avarice, corruption, bigotry, extreme violence, and injustice.     406 pages  pb