The Last Days of the Sioux Nation (häftad)
Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
370
Utgivningsdatum
2004-07-01
Upplaga
2 Rev ed
Förlag
Yale University Press
Illustrationer
24 b-w illus.
Dimensioner
202 x 129 x 25 mm
Vikt
372 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
404:B&W 5 x 8 in or 203 x 127 mm Perfect Bound on Creme w/Matte Lam
ISBN
9780300103168

The Last Days of the Sioux Nation

Second Edition

Häftad,  Engelska, 2004-07-01
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One of the finest books on the Indian wars of the West.--Montana (on the original edition) 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. The Second Edition of this classic work features a new preface by the author that discusses his current thoughts about this tragic episode in American history. Praise for the earlier edition: "History as lively and gripping as good fiction.Christian Science Monitor A well-told, easily read account that will be the standard reference for this phase of the Indian problem.--American Historical Review A major job . . . magnificently researched.--San Francisco Chronicle By far the best treatment of the complex and controversial relationship between the Sioux and their conquerors yet presented and should be must reading for serious students of Western Americana.--St. Louis Dispatch (on the earlier edition) Winner of the Buffalo Award

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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 armed clash at Wounded Knee Creek. A classic work, it is now available with a new preface by the author that discusses his current thoughts about a tragic episode in American history that has raised much controversy through the years. --> Praise for the earlier edition

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Robert M. Utley is a retired National Park Service official who is the author of fifteen books on Western history.