Give Me Eighty Men Women and the Myth of the Fetterman Fight |
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| Author:
| Smith, Shannon D. |
| Series title: | Women in the West Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8032-3425-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2010 |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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| Imprint: | Bison Books |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.95 |
Book Description:
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"With eighty men I could ride through the entire Sioux nation."" The story of the Fetterman Fight, near Fort Phil Kearney in present-day Wyoming in 1866, is based entirely on this infamous declaration attributed to Capt. William J. Fetterman. Give Me Eighty Men challenges standard interpretations of this American myth.
"With eighty men I could ride through the entire Sioux nation."" The story of the Fetterman Fight, near Fort Phil Kearney in present-day Wyoming in 1866, is based entirely on this infamous declaration attributed to Capt. William J. Fetterman. Give Me Eighty Men challenges standard interpretations of this American myth.