In 1867 the New York Times wrote that "in cunning or native
diplomacy Satanta has no equal in boldness, daring and merciless
cruelty."  Even in 1867, however, the Times was able to admit that
there are "good points in this dusky chieftain which command
admiration."  Here at last is a brilliantly researched and written
biography of the Kiowa chief who terrorized the western frontier
but who fascinated the eastern press.

    The war leader of the Warren wagon train massacre was also the
orator and diplomat who did much to publicize to the eastern
establishment the 19th-century tragedies being inflicted upon the
Indian tribes.  From Satanta's birth ca. 1815 to his ignominious
death in a Texas prison in 1878, award-winning biographer Charles
M. Robinson III deals with Satanta, as both legend and man, within
the context, heritage, and history of the Kiowa culture as it came
face-to-face with the encroachments of western immigration.

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What people are saying about this book


"Fast moving, readable narrative brings to life this striking character . . . 
and assesses his significance in Indian-white conflict as well as his 
legacy among his own people."—Robert Utley

"Brilliantly researched and written."—Wisconsin Bookwatch

"Robinson tells the story of Satanta with a sure grasp of the
literature and a facile pen."—Western Historical Quarterly

"The book to have about Indians on the Texas frontier."—Mexia 
Daily News

"A highly readable, fast moving biography."—Journal of Southern
History


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