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OverviewCuster, Sitting Bull and Little Bighorn are familiar names in the history of the American West. Yet the Great Sioux War of 1876 was a less notorious affair than earlier events in Minnesota during 1862, when over a few bloody weeks hundreds of white settlers were killed by Sioux led by Little Crow. The following three years saw military thrusts under Generals Sibley and Sully onto the Western Plains, where hundreds of Indians, as innocent as the white victims, were cut down by American soldiers. From this carnage Sitting Bull first emerged as a military leader. This history reexamines the facts behind Sitting Bull's legend, and that of the white captive, Fanny Kelly. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paul WilliamsPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm ISBN: 9781476680699ISBN 10: 1476680698 Pages: 261 Publication Date: 30 June 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments—v Preface—1 1. Don't Try and Cross the River There—5 2. Popularity Is His God—13 3. Subsisted on a Tall Grass—25 4. You Know Not What You Are Doing—34 5. A Dreadful Scene—40 6. We Laughed in Spite of Our Danger—57 7. We Shall Need More Guns—81 8. I Have a Great Many Prisoners, Women and Children—93 9. They Will Never Get My Live Body—102 10. Maniacs or Wild Beasts—113 11. Five Minutes Would Dispose of a Case—121 12. The Shot That Killed Him—140 13. The Girl I Left Behind Me—146 14. The Results Are Entirely Satisfactory—164 15. An Indian Campaign Is Approved—180 16. Am I Free, Indeed Free?—196 17. They Fear It Is Only a Trap—213 18. The Indian No Longer Has a Country—224 Appendix: Timeline of the Dakota War of 1862–1865—229 Chapter Notes—233 Bibliography—241 Index—247ReviewsAuthor InformationPaul Williams has worked in the television and film industries as a writer, producer and director. He has written several books about the American frontier and the Civil War. He lives in Melbourne, Australia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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