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Book SynopsisToo Strong to Be Broken explores the dynamic life of Edward J. Driving Hawk, a Vietnam and Korean War veteran, chairman of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, former president of the National Congress of American Indians, husband, father, recovered alcoholic, and convicted felon.
Driving Hawk’s story begins with his childhood on the rural plains of South Dakota, then follows him as he travels back and forth to Asia for two wars and journeys across the Midwest and Southwest. In his positions of leadership back in the United States, Driving Hawk acted in the best interest of his community, even when sparring with South Dakota governor Bill Janklow and the FBI.
After retiring from public service, he started a construction business and helped create the United States Reservation Bank and Trust. Unfortunately, a key participant in the bank embezzled millions and fled, leaving Driving Hawk to take the blame. Rather than plead guilty to a crime he did not commit, the
Trade Review"This book has value to anyone seeking to understand the public and private sides of a Native American leader in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries."—Michael J. Smith,
Nebraska History"Edward J. Driving Hawk lived a life worthy of your reading, and you will not be left unsatisfied."—
Native Sun Times“This book traces the rolls, loops, and wingovers in Driving Hawk’s sometimes dizzying flight path through turbulent skies. A modern Lakota leader and veteran of two wars, he took risks, soaring and scoring but also scarring and being scarred.”—Bunny McBride, author of award-winning
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Author’s Note
Introductions
1. Sonny
2. A Kid in Uniform
3. Family
4. Vietnam
5. Wakinyan Cangleska
6. Too Strong to Be Broken
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
