Mighty Warriors (1964)

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1965

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Describes the white settlers' hard and costly victory over the plains Indians in the push westward, picturing such battles as the Little Big Horn, the Sand Creek Massacre and the Fetterman Massacre. Stresses knowledge the whites acquired from their contact with Indians.Depicts life in the gold rush days in Colorado and the problems created by the sudden increase in wealth and population. Traces the rise and fall of the small mining town of Cripple Creek during this period.

Complete Record: Describes the white settlers' hard and costly victory over the plains Indians in the push westward, picturing such battles as the Little Big Horn, the Sand Creek Massacre and the Fetterman Massacre. Stresses knowledge the whites acquired from their contact with Indians. Depicts life in the gold rush days in Colorado and the problems created by the sudden increase in wealth and population. Traces the rise and fall of the small mining town of Cripple Creek during this period.