Life of George Bent: Written from His Letters

by George E. Hyde

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806115777
• ISBN13: 9780806115771
• Release Date: January 1968
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A good history of the Cheyenne

George Bent spent many years living with the Cheyenne and the history, as told to him by the elders, is well worth reading for anyone wanting to learn about the Cheyenne. The relationship between different tribes is is very interesting.