Plenty-Coups Chief Of The Crows Summary

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“Plenty-Coups Chief of the Crows” was authored by Frank Linderman in 1930. This book interested me because it was Plenty-Coups account of his life. Plenty-Coups couldn’t write English. So when Mr. Linderman came by asking for his account of his life, Plenty-Coups couldn’t deny. Also why this book interested me was because we were learning about the Native American’s when I picked this book. Final reason why I picked this book is because I have never read a Native’s auto biography. “Plenty-Coups Chief of The Crows” takes place during Chief Plenty-Coups life(1848-1932). Linderman starts the book with Plenty-Coups’ first memories and medicine dream. Plenty-Coups dreamt that all the buffalo would be replaced with cattle and that he would

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