{"product_id":"9780306814419","title":"Standing Bear Is a Person","description":"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.","brand":"Stephen Dando-Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45753748029758,"sku":"9780306814419","price":573.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780306814419_7a41d112-abcc-4f3e-948e-5f9cbfb74d1e.jpg?v=1707239462","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780306814419","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}