Great chiefs /

"A tribute to the courageous chiefs and warriors who fought to protect their people and preserve the Native way of life in the face of European expansion across North America:

Volume 1:
· Sequoyah, the Cherokee who invented a system of writing for his people
· Sitting Bull, the powerful warrior and spiritual leader of the Lakota Sioux who struggled against white incursions on Sioux land
· Chief Joseph, who led the Nez Perce through the Rocky Mountains on a heroic but doomed flight to freedom
· Louis Riel, the Métis visionary who was hanged as a traitor after fighting to protect his people's rights in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
· Red Cloud, the imposing Oglala Sioux chief who fought with Sitting Bull to prevent settlers from crossing traditional Native lands
· Quanah Parker, the last great chief of the Comanche. who helped his people reconcile their customs in the face of overwhelming change.

Volume 2:
· Geronimo, the legendary Apache war leader who battled the U.S. army over his people's homeland in New Mexico
· Tecumseh, the idealistic Shawnee leader who tried to unite all the American Native tribes into a single alliance
· Crowfoot, the Blackfoot chieftain who led his people to peace with the Canadian government
· Plenty Coup, the Crow chief who fought with the Americans and tried to build bridges between his people and the Americans
· Wovoka, the brilliant Paiute prophet who brought the Ghost Dance to his people
· Crazy Horse, the fearless Sioux war shaman who commanded his warriors against George Armstrong Custer" -- Provided by publisher