The first Sioux war : the Grattan Fight and Blue Water Creek, 1854-1856 / Paul N. Beck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beck, Paul Norman, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dakota Indians--Wars.

Dakota Indians.

Dakota Indians--Government relations.

Grattan, John L., 1829 or 1830-1854.

Grattan, John L.

Indians of North America--Wars--1815-1875.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Wars.

Blue Water Creek, Battle of, Neb., 1855.

Physical Description:

182 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham (Md.) : University Press of America, Inc., [2004]

Summary:

The First Sioux War was a vitally important conflict that helped define Lakota Sioux / white relations; created a closer national unity among the Sioux; and allowed the United States Army to develop new military tactics, which would eventually be used to defeat the Plains Indians. This book analyzes this conflict and its influence on future Sioux leaders like Crazy Horse, Spotted Tail, and Sitting Bull.

Contents:

Chapter 1 "...there exists a nation of barbarians..." 1

Chapter 2 "I have little confidence in their promises of good conduct..." 19

Chapter 3 The Grattan Fight: "a piece of foolishness" 39

Chapter 4 "It will be an expensive cow" 63

Chapter 5 Blue Water Creek: "By God I am for battle - no peace!" 83

Chapter 6 "We, of necessity, killed a great many women and children." 105

Chapter 7 "They have no desire nor wish to fight or prolong the war." 123.

Notes:

Includes endnotes, bibliography, and index.

ISBN:

0761828842

0761828850

OCLC:

56715477