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Standing Bear Is a Person

Stephen Dando-Collins
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      In a federal courtroom in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1879, Standing Bear, clan chief of the small and peaceful Ponca tribe, was in court demanding the same basic right that white Americans enjoyed-the right to be recognized legally as a human being. The compelling, behind-the-scenes story of that landmark court case, and the subsequent reverberations of the judge's ruling across nineteenth-century America is told in Stephen Dando-Collin's "brisk and evocative account" ( Kirkus ). It is a story of memorable Old West characters who joined to fight for Standing Bear and paved his way to the courthouse-the former Indian-fighting Army general who changed sides to stand with Standing Bear, the crusading Midwestern newspaper editor who had once been a gun-toting frontier preacher, and the "most beautiful Indian maiden of her time," Bright Eyes. Full of colourful characters, battles of legal wits, and the twists and turns of a cause in search of an audience, Standing Bear Is a Person is a captivating read.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Stephen Dando-Collins EAN: 9780306814419 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Hachette Books DATE PUBLISHED: 2005-09-27 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / World WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Nebraska, Biography: historical, political and military, Human rights, civil rights

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      Stephen Dando-Collins is an Australian-born historian, editor and author. He has written four books, including the acclaimed Caesar's Legion.
      In a federal courtroom in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1879, Standing Bear, clan chief of the small and peaceful Ponca tribe, was in court demanding the same basic right that white Americans enjoyed-the right to be recognized legally as a human being. The compelling, behind-the-scenes story of that landmark court case, and the subsequent reverberations of the judge's ruling across nineteenth-century America is told in Stephen Dando-Collin's "brisk and evocative account" ( Kirkus ). It is a story of memorable Old West characters who joined to fight for Standing Bear and paved his way to the courthouse-the former Indian-fighting Army general who changed sides to stand with Standing Bear, the crusading Midwestern newspaper editor who had once been a gun-toting frontier preacher, and the "most beautiful Indian maiden of her time," Bright Eyes. Full of colourful characters, battles of legal wits, and the twists and turns of a cause in search of an audience, Standing Bear Is a Person is a captivating read.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Stephen Dando-Collins EAN: 9780306814419 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Hachette Books DATE PUBLISHED: 2005-09-27 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / World WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Nebraska, Biography: historical, political and military, Human rights, civil rights

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      Stephen Dando-Collins is an Australian-born historian, editor and author. He has written four books, including the acclaimed Caesar's Legion.

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