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Nov 29, 2021 · Robert McGee was a 14-year-old orphan who was attacked by Sioux warriors and had his scalp cut off by Little Turtle. He miraculously recovered and became a famous showman, displaying his scars in photos and lectures.
Nov 2, 2019 · The Story of Poor Robert McGee : Scalped in 1864. 'Young McGee' tells the story of how he came to scalped and live in the 'Indian Wars'. In the early years of the 20th Century, Robert McGee sat for photographer E.E. Henry (1826-1917). The picture, the portrait you see above, shows McGee after he was scalped in the summer of 1864.
Robert McGee was a 14-year-old orphan who survived a brutal scalping by Sioux warriors in 1864. Learn about his remarkable story, the history of scalping, and the legend that emerged from his scars.
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Jul 1, 2017 · One of the most famous survivors was Robert McGee, who was scalped when he was only 13-years-old. He knew exactly what it was like to have the flesh ripped from his skull. In 1864, McGee was travelling on the Santa Fe Trail towards New Mexico when his wagon train was attacked by a tribe of Brule Sioux Indians.
9.66K subscribers. Subscribed. 294. 14K views 1 year ago. This is the story of how Robert McGee was scalped in the summer of 1864 by Sioux Indian warriors and lived to tell the tale. In 1864,...
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May 15, 2007 · The Arctic of towering icebergs and midnight sun, of flaming auroras and endless winter nights, has long provoked flights of the imagination. Now, in The Last Imaginary Place, renowned archeologist Robert McGhee lifts the veil to reveal the true Arctic world.
- Robert McGhee
Robert McGhee is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the Arctic Institute of North America, and a curator of Arctic Archaeology at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. He has conducted fieldwork and research on the first people of the New World Arctic, the origins of Inuit culture, and the history of Inuit-European contacts.
