Whispering Wind: a Story of the Massacre at Sand Creek

by Red Reeder

Whispering wind was a cheyenne. Brave Heart, father of Whispering wind, would go to Denver, to speak to the ruthless white colonel, Chivington, for peace. That fatal journey leads into a stirring tale of an Indian boy's heroism during what history knows as the Sand Creek Massacre. Here is the story of the tremendous dangers braved by Whispering Wind for the sake of his father. It is a bold, plain spoken story in which Indian ways and Indian customs are accurately portrayed; in which Indians and whites are depicted alike as men, with the same reactions to threats against life and property, with similar weaknesses in individuals, with equal courage and stanchness in the face of danger.

206 pages, hardcover

First published January 1, 1956

About the author

Colonel Russell Potter Reeder Jr., who wrote as "Red" Reeder, was an officer in the United States Army. He wrote children's books and military nonfiction.

Reviews

[Sandra Walker · Rating 3 out of 5]

Remarkably sympathetic for its time.