Geronimo, An American Legend and The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History
Geronimo: An American Legend and The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History A Comparative Essay By Temple Dillard I wrote this for my American History class. The assignment was to read the book Journey of Crazy Horse, written by written by Joseph Marshall, which is the history of Crazy Horse as passed down to him by his Lakota family, including the defeat of Custer. We also watched Geronimo starring Wes Study as the title character, Gene Hackman who's character General Crooks was involved in the the Crazy Horse conflicts, Matt Damon as the green Army officer, Jason Patrick as the seasoned officer, and Robert Duvall as the gritty Indian Fighter. The purpose of both of these pieces was to tell a story. Though from greatly varied positions, they both tell the story of European American expansion into The American West at the expense of the Indigenous Americans who were there before. Though told from different perspectives, they carry parallels, and no wonder