Cheyenne Autumn (book)

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Cheyenne Autumn
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Author Mari Sandoz
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-fiction
Published1953
Pages290
ISBN 9780803292123

Cheyenne Autumn is a 1953 non-fiction book by Mari Sandoz. It is about the Northern Cheyenne Exodus, an attempt by the Northern Cheyenne to repatriate themselves to their homeland in and around present-day Yellowstone National Park. [1]

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References

  1. Sandoz, Mari (1953). Cheyenne Autumn. McGraw-Hill. ISBN   978-0-8479-1481-4.