Last Frontier

Name/Title

Last Frontier

Entry/Object ID

L2018.3.267

Description

Last Frontier. The story of the Cheyenne Indians in the 1870s, and their bitter struggle to flee from the Indian Territory in Oklahoma back to their home in Wyoming and Montana. Some 300 Indians, led by Little Wolf, fought against General Crook and 10,000 troops, with only 60 finally making it through to freedom. Fast extensively researched this book in the late 1930s, visiting and speaking with Cheyenne experts in Norman, Oklahoma. 307/Hardback/Brown Cover

Collection

Carol Getty Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Native American, Cheyenne, Cheyenne Last Attempt to Return Home

Book Details

Author

Fast, Howard

Place Published

City

Garden City

State/Province

New York

Date Published

1944

Call No.

Ethnology FA

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Apr 25, 2018

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Little Wolf