All-American Horse

November 9, 1912 was a blustery overcast day at West Point. At three o''clock on that Saturday afternoon, a battle was waged--the U.S. Army versus the Indians. This battle was not fought with guns and swords, bows or arrows: the weapon used was an oversized tapered ball. The end of a culture was at stake. Revenge was the motive for winning.Solomon American Horse, a young Lakota Indian, is caught b...