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Halfbreed: The Remarkable True Story of George Bent--Caught Between the Worlds of the Indian and the White Man Paperback - 2005

by David F. Halaas; Andrew E. Masich

The amazing life of George Bent spanned one of the most exciting epochs in the nation's history. A survivor of the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, he rode with the ferocious Cheyenne Dog Soldiers, and became a negotiator for whites and adviser to tribal leaders. He hobnobbed with legends Kit Carson, Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill Hickok, and George Custer, and fought side-by-side with great Indian leaders.


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This is the story of the amazing and uncommon life of George Bent-a "halfbreed" born to a prominent white trader and his Indian wife-whose lifetime spanned one of the most exciting epochs in our nation's history. Raised as a Cheyenne but educated in white schools, George Bent fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War, became a Cheyenne warrior and survived the horrific 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, rode and killed for revenge with the ferocious Cheyenne Dog Soldiers, and later 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. After a lifetime of adventures and misfortunes, accomplishments and failures, George Bent made a lasting contribution to the memory of his people by sharing with historians the story of the fighting Cheyennes.

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William Bent was one of eleven children of Silas Bent, a prominent and well-connected judge, and Martha Kerr, a highborn Virgin The Bent farm sprawled on a high bluff overlooking the Mississippi River; a post-and-rail fence defined the property and prevented stray animals and roaming children from a precipitous descent into the roiling Mississippi waters.

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  • Title Halfbreed: The Remarkable True Story of George Bent--Caught Between the Worlds of the Indian and the White Man
  • Author David F. Halaas; Andrew E. Masich
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition New Ed
  • Pages 458
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Da Capo Press, Cambridge
  • Date 2005-03-16
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780306814105 / 0306814102
  • Weight 1.42 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.18 x 6.08 x 1.25 in (23.32 x 15.44 x 3.18 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Ethnic Orientation: Native American
  • Library of Congress subjects Cheyenne Indians - Wars, Cheyenne Indians - Mixed descent
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003022183
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

David F. Halaas is the Director of Library & Archives of Pittsburgh's Smithsonian-affiliated Senator John Heinz History Center and Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum. Andrew E. Masich is the President of Library & Archives of Pittsburgh's Smithsonian-affiliated Senator John Heinz History Center and Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum.
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