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Halfbreed : The Remarkable True Story of George Bent -- Caught Between the

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

by Andrew E. Masich; David F. Halaas

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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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Hachette Books, 2005. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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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.

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.