George Bent, the son of William Bent, one of the founders of Bent's Fort on the Arkansas near present La Junta, Colorado, and Owl Woman, a Cheyenne, began exchanging letters in 1905 with George E. Hyde of Omaha concerning life at the fort, his experiences with his Cheyenne kinsmen, and the events which finally led to the military suppression of the Indians on the southern Great Plains. This correspondence, which continued to the eve of Bent's death in 1918, is the source of the narrative h...

« La trilogie des Sioux de Hyde représente une référence dans l'histoire des Indiens d'Amérique du Nord. Son travail était révolutionnaire et innovant, à la fois dans la méthode et dans les détails à tel point que ses livres ont servi de modèles aux historiens qui lui ont succédé. »Raymond J. DeMallieL'avènement de cette trilogie sur les Sioux, rédigée de 1937 à 1961, demeure une étape unique quant à l'utilisation de sources écrites allant du XVe au XIXe siècle auxquelles s...

Les premiers peuples des Plaines dont Hyde nous rapporte l'histoire, du XVe siècle au début du XIXe, portent des noms autant célèbres qu'emblématiques : Sioux, Cheyennes, Comanches, Apaches, Kiowas. Et pourtant, ce livre couvre bien plus que ces seuls mythes. Il nous fait découvrir d'autres tribus dont le rôle dans l'histoire de l'Amérique indienne fut autant déterminant. En cela l'ouvrage - grâce aussi aux informations capitales rapportées par le grand spécialiste Daniel Dubois - demeure ...

George Bent est né dans les années 1840. Sa mère était une Cheyenne, Owl Woman, la fille de White Thunder, le Gardien des Flèches sacrés - Medicine Arrows -, des Cheyennes du Sud, au sein desquels il vécut quarante années. Ce sont ces décennies de vie au beau milieu du XIXe siècle que Bent, rassemblant ses souvenirs et collectant d'autres informations auprès de ses anciens compagnons cheyennes, fait revivre dans les lettres qu'il envoya de 1905 à 1918 au grand historien des Sioux ...

This story is about a guy named Daniel Harper who goes back to his hometown, Cedar Hollow, after being gone for twelve years. He left after a fire killed his younger brother Caleb, a fire everyone quietly blamed him for, even though he was never convicted.When he comes back, it's not to reconnect or make peace. It's because something never sat right with him. And pretty quickly, it becomes obvious the town is still hiding things.As Daniel starts digging, he realizes Caleb h...

The Enigmatic South brings together leading scholars of the Civil War period to challenge existing perceptions of the advance to secession, the Civil War, and its aftermath. The pioneering research and innovative arguments of these historians bring crucial insights to the study of this era in American history.Christopher Childers, Sarah L. Hyde, and Julia Huston Nguyen consider the ways politics, religion, and education contributed to southern attitudes toward secession in the anteb...

This book builds on the original conceptualization of stable peace by Kenneth Boulding and adds contemporary theoretical and empirical understandings of its nature, causes, conditions, dimensions, and prospects for consolidation and expansion. In original research, fifteen international scholars assess the policy relevance of stable peace for the Middle East peace process and for the future of Europe.

Poets Choice is a poetry book publishing brand registered and having its head office in Mumbai, India. We are on the verge of setting up our offices in USA as well.We have been around since 2010.Our writers hail from over 48 countries across the world. To view the complete list visit our website.We welcome book reviews on our website – www.poetschoice.in . Books can also be ordered directly from our website.Now, video and audio reviews can be sent across to ...

The Haunters & The Haunted is a genre-spanning anthology that masterfully intertwines the chilling motifs of haunting and the supernatural with the profound depths of human experience. Delving into the realms of gothic, romantic, and early modern narratives, this collection offers a panorama of ghostly tales and eerie ballads, each unraveling immense psychological tension and timeless existential quandaries. The collected works span an impressive array of styles, from the ethereal tones of...

Mirrors to the Self – 6 Classic Tales of Psychological Terror presents an enthralling exploration of the psychological landscape rendered by an eclectic blend of authors, each embroidering their narrative with unique stylistic and thematic nuances. This anthology delves into the depths of the human psyche, weaving tales that ensnare the reader in an intricate web of terror, introspection, and gothic undertones. With stories ranging from the uncanny to the existential, the collection offers...

One of the greatest English authors of the 19th Century, George Eliot is renowned for her realistic storytelling and insight into the human psyche. This BBC Radio collection presents dramatisations of her five most famous novels, as well as an exploration of her life through her fictional characters.Adam BedeSummer, 1799, and in the Staffordshire village of Hayslope, one of Lisbeth Bede's sons has marriage on his mind... Eliot's haunting story of lo...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Step into the fog-shrouded streets of Victorian London, where science, morality, and madness collide in one of literature’s most chilling tales of duality. Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde remains a timeless exploration of the good and evil that dwell within us all.Dr. Henry Jekyll, a respected physician, believes he has discovered a way to separate the noble from the...