Warpath: The True Story of the Fighting Sioux Told in a Biography of Chief White Bull Book

Informative read. Provided good insight of the plains Indian culture and the importance for a man to prove himself in battle. Counting coup, stealing horses and killing enemies were portrayed as a necessary rite of passage if a Sioux man was to have honor and good standing in the tribe. Conversely, I was somewhat surprised to learn that Indian wives were treated like chattel. Fidelity and monogamy, at least for White Bull, were values not readily subscribed to. White Bull had 15 wives over the course of his life. Still, it appeared the Sioux family structure was strong. Would recommend this book to anyone wanting a good historical reference dealing with plains Indian warfare and culture.