Bear's Heart: Scenes from the Life of a Cheyenne Artist of One Hundred Years Ago with Pictures by Himself

Bear's Heart is the story of Bear's Heart, a Cheyenne warrior who was taken prisoner by the U.S. Army in 1875, and, along with many of his fellow warriors, and warriors from other nations, was sent to a military prison in Florida. There, like many of the other captives, he spent some of his time documenting his life and experiences through drawings. These drawings were sometimes collected into booklets and either sold or, as in the case of the pictures used for this book, given away as gifts. In this case, the booklet had been given to General William Tecumseh Sherman when he visited the prison in which Bear's Heart was being held in November of 1876. Although intended for children, this book is actually suitable for everyone as Bear's Heart's pictures are a fascinating first-hand account of one Cheyenne's changing world.