Native Americans and settlers clashed in bloody battles across the United States for 78 years, from 1812 to 1890. We’ve heard of Cochise, Crazy Horse, Geronimo and Sitting Bull but we don’t know the full story. Bill O’Reilly’s ninth book in the Killing series is gripping journey through the clashes in the American West. Killing Crazy Horse: The Most Merciless Indian Wars in America. Newt’s guest is Bill O’Reilly.
Guest: Bill O’Reilly
Westward Expansion of the U.S.
Westward Expansion – History.com
American Indian Wars
American Indian Wars – History.com
The Battle of Tippecanoe – 1811
Autumn 1811: The Battle of Tippecanoe – National Park Service
The Attack on Fort Mims – August 1813
August 1813: The Attack on Fort Mims Prompts Choctaw Involvement – National Park Service
Fort Mims – Alabama Historical Commission
Battle of Horseshoe Bend – March 27, 1814
Battle of Horseshoe Bend – American Battlefield Trust
The Seminole Wars – 1817 / 1835
The Seminole Wars – Florida Department of State
The Battle of Little Big Horn – 1876
Little Bighorn – National Park Service
Battle of the Little Bighorn – History.com
Native American Warriors
Apache Chief Cochise – History.com
Chief Joseph Surrenders (October 5, 1877) – Library of Congress