"Honestly I have no idea why this book is so well-rated. It is poorly written by an obviously self-indulgent, self-important person. The first page alone every sentence ends in an exclamation point, like the author is yelling at you - I almost put it down right then and there. I almost wish I had. The story is disjointed, historical characters fall through the cracks (except for Crazy Horse, this guy LOVES Crazy Horse) and become strings of names reminiscent of some books in the Old Testament. It's such a shame, because the plains do have such an interesting history that is all but lost in brief mentions by this egotistical, distracted author. I read this book because I wanted to know the history, not because of its ridiculous prose. This is the first book I have disliked in a long time, and I read a book or two a week. The only saving grace that would make me give it 1.5 stars are the last two chapters. I would not recommend this book to anybody."