![Thomas Powers (Alfred A. Knope, $30) Thomas Powers (Alfred A. Knope, $30)](https://www.truewestmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/jf11_killing_crazy_horse_250.jpg)
Inspired by interpreter William Garnett’s account that made the killing of Crazy Horse “seem so unnecessary,” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Thomas Powers has woven together a cast of characters who help us understand the century-old, controversial killing of the Sioux leader.
These include Red Cloud, who saw Crazy Horse as a rival, Little Big Man, who betrayed him and Fast Thunder, who held him when he was stabbed. Never before has this story been told so masterfully.