Philip S. Hall – författare

On December 28, 1894, the day before the fourth anniversary of the massacre at Wounded Knee, Lakota chief Two Sticks was hanged in Deadwood, South Dakota. The headline in the Black Hills Daily Times the next day read ""A GOOD INDIAN"" - a spiteful turn on the infamous saying ""The only good Indian is a dead Indian.""On the gallows, Two Sticks, known among his people as Can Nopa Uhah, declared, ""My heart knows I am not guilty and I am happy."" Indeed, years later, convincing evidence emerged supporting his claim. The story of Two Sticks, as recounted in compelling detail in this book, is at once the righting of a historical wrong and a record of the injustices visited upon the Lakota in the wake of Wounded Knee. The Indian unrest of 1890 did not end with the massacre, as the government willfully neglected, mismanaged, and exploited the Oglala in a relentless, if unofficial, policy of racial genocide that continues to haunt the Black Hills today. In From Wounded Knee to the Gallows, Philip S. Hall and Mary Solon Lewis mine government records, newspaper accounts, and unpublished manuscripts to give a clear and candid account of the Oglala's struggles, as reflected and perhaps epitomized in Two Sticks's life and the miscarriage of justice that ended with his death.Bracketed by the run-up to, and craven political motivation behind, Wounded Knee and the later revelations establishing Two Sticks's innocence, this is a history of a people threatened with extinction and of one man felled in a battle for survival hopelessly weighted in the white man's favor. With eyewitness immediacy, this rigorously researched and deeply informed account at long last makes plain the painful truth behind a dark period in U.S. history.

Chew on these one-of-a-kind conversation starters!Pass the salt? Eat your peas? You can do better than that! This book provides you with 365 ways to spark conversation and engage your youngsters while you gather around the table.Make dinnertime a lively experience the whole family looks forward to, as kids share their ideas, explore their creativity, and let you in on their wildest dreams with fun (and thought-provoking) questions like:If you could adopt a single trait from a wild animal, such as horns or a poisonous bite, what would it be?If you could invite any character from a book or movie to do something with you, who would you invite and what would you do?What would your life be like if you could be invisible?Studies show that kids who participate in regular family meals get better grades, have larger vocabularies, and are healthier than kids who don’t. So grab your fork--and your imagination--because it’s never too early to start a dynamic dinner routine!

As a single mother to a growing son, you take on many roles: coach, chef, cheerleader, buddy, housekeeper, teacher, disciplinarian, and nurturer. The Single Mother’s Guide to Raising Remarkable Boys helps you juggle all these roles with aplomb. You’ll also learn how to help your son: Succeed at school Excel on the sports field Find an appropriate male role model Socialize and combat peer pressure Deal with sex, drugs, and video games Complete with resources and recommended strategies for every stage of a boy’s life, The Single Mother’s Guide to Raising Remarkable Boys helps you go it alone—and raise a happy, healthy, well-adjusted young man!

As a single mother to a growing son, you take on many roles: coach, chef, cheerleader, buddy, housekeeper, teacher, disciplinarian, and nurturer. The Single Mother’s Guide to Raising Remarkable Boys helps you juggle all these roles with aplomb. You’ll also learn how to help your son:Succeed at schoolExcel on the sports fieldFind an appropriate male role modelSocialize and combat peer pressureDeal with sex, drugs, and video games Complete with resources and recommended strategies for every stage of a boy’s life, The Single Mother’s Guide to Raising Remarkable Boys helps you go it alone—and raise a happy, healthy, well-adjusted young man!