{"product_id":"red-cloud-a-lakota-story-of-war-and-surrender-9781419723131","title":"Red Cloud: A Lakota Story of War and Surrender","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn illuminating picture book biography of the Lakota warrior and chief Red Cloud, from award-winning author and illustrator S. D. Nelson.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Red Cloud (1822-1909) was a great warrior and chief of the Lakota. Told from his perspective, \u003ci\u003eRed Cloud: A Lakota Story of War and Surrender \u003c\/i\u003edescribes the events that brought him to prominence as a leader of his people and how he came to surrender them to the wasichus (White Man), ending their way of life on the Great Plains. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the intrusion of white settlers into Lakota territory, to the treaties signed with the US government, and to the many subsequent battles, \u003ci\u003eRed Cloud\u003c\/i\u003e explains how the Lakota became the only nation to win a war against the US Army on American soil. However, unlike fellow warriors Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, Red Cloud eventually came to accept the inevitable advance of white civilization. He submitted to change and moved his followers onto a reservation. The story concludes with Red Cloud's trip to the East Coast, where he visited New York City and met President Ulysses S. Grant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Award-winning author and member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe S. D. Nelson reinterprets the 19th-century Lakota ledger-art style to give authenticity to the story as he brings to light one of the most controversial members of the Lakota tribe, Red Cloud. Backmatter includes a timeline. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eS. D. Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e is a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in the Dakotas. He is the award-winning author and illustrator of a number of books, including \u003ci\u003eBlack Elk's Vision\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGift Horse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCoyote Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Star People\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Abrams Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50544436379922,"sku":"9781419723131","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c027eced-06dd-4020-b7ef-94961fcaf83b.jpg?v=1731528075","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/red-cloud-a-lakota-story-of-war-and-surrender-9781419723131","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}