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Which chosen people? : manifest destiny meets the Sioux as seen by Frank Fiske, frontier photographer / Robert V. Dodge.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dodge, Robert, 1945-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dakota Indians--History--19th century.
- Dakota Indians.
- Dakota Indians--Wars, 1890-1891.
- Indians, Treatment of--Great Plains--History.
- Indians, Treatment of.
- Dakota Indians--Government relations.
- Dakota Indians--Relocation.
- Photographers--North Dakota--Biography.
- Photographers.
- Sitting Bull, 1831-1890.
- Sitting Bull.
- Fiske, Frank Bennett, 1883-1952.
- Fiske, Frank Bennett.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (397 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Algora Publishing, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The belief in American exceptionalism reached its apex during the 1800's and was expressed as a God-given passport called ""Manifest Destiny"". Among its victims were Native Americans. The Sioux resisted, eventually claiming that Indians, not the whites, were the chosen people. The destruction of Indian culture paved the way for the U.S. empire building. Frank Fiske observed this confrontation firsthand in North Dakota, where Sitting Bull was held, then killed, and Fiske''s photographs enliven his account.
- Contents:
- Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. The New Chosen People and the Obsession; Chapter 2. What Led to Sitting Bull's Hostility; Chapter 3. The Sioux Challenge to White Empire; Chapter 4. Sitting Bull as Leader of the Sioux Nation; Chapter 5. The Indians' Final Victory; Chapter 6. Rounding Up the Sioux After the Little Big Horn; Chapter 7. The 1880's, Closing Gates and "Civilizing" Indians; Chapter 8. Showdown Between the Chosen; Chapter 9. Sitting Bull's Murder and Frank's Reaction; Chapter 10. The American Empire Complete at Wounded Knee; Chapter 11. Life Goes On at Standing Rock
- Chapter 12. Frank Growing Up, Discovering Interests New and Old Chapter 13. American Exceptionalism Moves Overseas; Chapter 14. Frank Begins His Career and Revives His Past; Chapter 15. Riverboat Travel, Viewing the Past and Reflecting; Chapter 16. Life as an Adult at Standing Rock; Epilogue; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-62894-029-8
- OCLC:
- 857365287
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