They realize he is alone and reverse their gallop toward him. But the boy assembles a Lakota war party, which returns their brutality. Ca-oha, now Crazy Horse, becomes the third with this name.
The book, written by William B. Matson, as told by the Edward Clown family, who are Crazy Horse descendants, traces the lives of three different Crazy Horses, their family members, as well as some of the myths and legends of their Lakota people. The capacious quality of the book, in this writer’s opinion, makes for a deeper read than a simple biography. Subjects range from flood myths about first people, among them an eagle who transforms to a warrior, the first to slip a feather in his hair, to 21st century realities: Native Americans on the rez.
Two young warriors encounter a white buffalo calf, so goes the Lakota myth.
To their amazement the white buffalo calf turned into a beautiful woman. She was dressed in white buckskins with a bundle tied to her back.
The first scout lusted for her. …
The second scout did not see her that way.
