The Song of the Indian Wars
The Song of the Indian Wars deals with the last great fight for the bison pastures of the Plains between the westering white men and the prairie tribes—the struggle for the right of way between the Missouri River and the Pacific Ocean. Since the period was of of crucial importance in the process of our national development, I have felt the obligation to be accurate. I have neither fictionized my material nor sentimentalized my characters. It seems unnecessary to list all the printed sources upon which I have drawn during the years I have devoted to the subject. The list would be long, and I doubt if any work of considerable significance bearing on the period has escaped me, whether a government report, a formal history or a personal narrative. But one can not safely trust the printed sources alone, and I have made it a duty to consult many veterans who were themselves a part of what I have to tell.
Lessons
The Song of the Indian Wars Lecture Two
The Fort Laramie Conference dealing with the rights to the Bozeman Trail with the US Army and the Plains Tribes continues.
The Song of the Indian Wars Lecture Three
Red Cloud call for a Council on the Powder River.
The Song of the Indian Wars Lecture Four
This lecture takes place near Ft Phil Kearney in 1866, while white men are cutting trees to build the fort.
The Song of the Indian Wars Lecture Five
This Lecture covers the Wagon Boxes Fight that occurred near Ft Phil Kearney on August 2, 1867.
The Song of the Indian Wars Lecture Six
Events leading up to the Beecher Island Fight and the beginnings of the battle; which was September 17, 1868. The Beecher Island fight was about a year after the Wagon Boxes Fight.
The Song of the Indian Wars Lecture Seven
This lecture deals with The Beecher Island fight that occurred September 17, 1868 in northeastern Colorado and Death of Roman Nose in that battle.
The Song of the Indian Wars Lecture Eight
The Yellow God – The discovery of gold in the Black Hills, causing the breaking of the treaty by the whites.
The Song of the Indian Wars Lecture Nine
This Lecture is about June 1876, when the Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapahoe begin gathering to protect themselves from the whites and the Union Soldiers.
The Song of the Indian Wars Lecture Ten
This lesson visits the Custer Fight and events surrounding it.
The Song of the Indian Wars Lecture Eleven
The Song of the Indian Wars Lecture Twelve
The Song of the Indian Wars ends in this lecture with the death of Crazy Horse.