Red Devils
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Red Devils - 1 - The Assignment
It was a clear crispy day as we walked home from school together, and my friends and my sister couldn’t stop talking for the excitement of it all. “...
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Red Devils - 2 - Letters to Barnum and Bennett
13 th January, 1880 Both Cora Sue and I decided that the first thing we needed to do regarding our projects was to write letters. Hers was very easy...
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Red Devils - 3 - Meeting with Phineas Barnum
Saturday arrived and Cora Sue and I dressed in our school clothes (dark skirts, white blouses and ties) thinking that it would be better to look like...
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Red Devils - 4 - More from Phineas Barnum
After a delicious lunch of soup, bread, and meat pie, prepared and served by the cook, Mrs. Seeley, we took our coffee cups back into the parlor to...
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Red Devils - 5 - Tom Thumb Meets Queen Victoria
“Did you do your show for any really famous people?” Cora Sue asked Mr. Barnum. “How about Queen Victoria? Is that famous enough for you?” “Did you...
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Red Devils - 6 - Trip to New York
“Goodness, its past five o’clock. We must be going. Aunt Lillie will be very worried about us,” said Cora Sue. “Well, I'll send you an invitation for...
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Red Devils - 7 Curly, the Indian Scout
Friday finally dawned, and it was hard to concentrate on our mornings’ work at school. But we had permission to leave school at lunchtime, and we...
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Red Devils - 8 - Cora Sue Reads about Custer's Death
Here are the notes that Cora Sue made on White Cow Bull’s Story. WHITE COW BULL'S STORY OF THE BATTLE – written by the newspaper’s reporter. White...
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Red Devils - 9 Cora Sue reads Pretty Shield's Version of Events
I found Cora Sue an article that appeared to be written by a friend on Custer’s side, and also the Medicine Woman, Pretty Shield, wife of Goes Ahead...
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Red Devils -9 - Trip to the Theater
I spent some time looking through the file with my father’s work in it before I went back to the Indian interviews. I was surprised to see a personal...
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Red Devils -10 Sacagawea
We again had an early breakfast and sat in the lounge of our hotel waiting for Mr. and Mrs. Hudson to come to pick us up for Mass. Mrs. Hudson was...
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Red Devils -11 More on Lewis and Clark's Adventures
The expedition resumed the westward trek on April 7 with 31 men, one woman, one baby and one dog. On their route along the Missouri River they took...
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Red Devils -12 Libby Custer's Tales
February 7th I wrote to Mrs. Custer at the address given me by Mr. Hudson. I explained that I was doing a project on her husband as being a famous...
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Red Devils -13 The Indians get revenge on Tom Custer - part 1
As much as I enjoyed hearing all the details about her life, I knew I had to hurry her up to get to the bits that related to General Custer’s last...
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Red Devils -14 The Indians get revenge on Tom Custer - part 2
(continued from chapter 13) Several of the ranking Indians followed his example; then an old man among them stepped in front of Rain-in-the-face, (...
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Red Devils -15 - the last farewell of the Custers
March 2nd My last letter from Mrs. Custer came today. I intend to write to her again, when I have finished my project, but I dare say, she might not...
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Red Devils -16 Charles Dickens
March 15th True to her word, Mrs. Custer sent me extracts from several of her husband's letters, but with them, just a very brief accompanying note...
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Red Devils -17 Mark Twain
March 22 Fredrick knew that he had to present his work on Mark Twain (pictured above) on next Monday, and all during the meeting we had with him on...
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Red Devils -18 Lincoln and more on Custer
We all knew that there was only me and Nelson to give our half way reports on our projects left. I really wanted mine to be last, because by then it...
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Red Devils -19 Mark Kellogg's Younger Days - part 1
March 30th I now need to concentrate on the part of my essay about Pa. But the trouble is that I know so little about him. So I asked Grandma if she...
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Red Devils -20 Mark Kellogg's Younger Days - part 2
Aunt Lillie continued, “Well after that he kept trying to get jobs with the railway, which was being built across the Midwest, and he spent quite a...
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Red Devils -21 Excerps from Letters en route to the Big Horn
April 22nd I have finally finished the end part of my essay - about the battle and the aftermath. VI. Events in 1876 leading up to the battle. In...
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Red Devils -22 Just before the Battle
Letter from Custer to his wife Mouth of Rosebud, June 21, 1876. Look on my map and you will find our present location on the Yellowstone, about...
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Red Devils -23 - The Deed and the Aftermath
V. Battle of the Little Bighorn, or the Battle of the Greasy Grass On June 21st, there was a meeting between Terry, Gibbon and Custer on board the...
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Red Devils -24 Sitting Bull and the End of the Essay
I decided to end my essay with the information that Mr. Hudson gave me about his paper’s interview with Chief Sitting Bull. (I am not quoting all of...
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Red Devils -25 Who Won the Prize - and Epilogue
April 26 Miss Marble reminded us that we must hand in our projects next Monday. A huge groan went up from the class. I have finished mine, and am...
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