The last days of the Sioux Nation

Utley, Robert Marshall 1929- (author.).

Summary: This fascinating account tells what the Sioux were like when they first came to their reservation and how their reaction to the new system eventually led to the last confrontation between the Army and the Sioux at the Battle of Wounded Knee Creek.

Record details

ISBN: 0300103166
ISBN: 9780300103168 (softcover)
Physical Description: xix, 314 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
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Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2004]
Copyright: ©2004

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p.[287]-301) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The field of wounded knee -- The old life -- The new life -- The land agreement -- The Indian Messiah -- Crisis for the Sioux agents -- The army moves in -- Brooke tries for peace -- The end of sitting bull -- Big Foot -- The search for the Miniconjous -- Wounded knee -- Drexel Mission -- Tightening the ring -- The final reckoning