Little Big Man
by Thomas Louis Bergerliterary work· published 1964
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Believe it or not, Jack Crabb is 111 years old. He is also the son of two fathers, one white, the other a Cheyenne Indian chief who gave him the name Little Big Man. As a Cheyenne, Crabb feasted on dog, loved four wives, and saw his people butchered by horse-soldiers commanded by Custer. As a white man, he helped hunt the buffalo into extinction, tangled with Wyatt Earp, cheated Wild Bill Hickok--and lived through the showdown that followed. He also survivied the Battle of Little Bighorn, where he fought side by side with Custer himself--even though he'd sworn to kill him. The basis of a popular film, LITTLE BIG MAN, was hailed by "The Nation" as a "seminal event...the most significant cultural and literary trend of the [1960's]."
Adaptations (1)
Little Big Man was adapted into a 1970 film.
Little Big Man1970 · film · 139 min · dir. Arthur Penn · IMDb ↗Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer.
