38 Nooses Lincoln, Little Crow, and the Beginning of the Frontier's End

Name: 38 Nooses Lincoln, Little Crow, and the Beginning of the Frontier's End
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ISBN: 9780307389138

ISBN-10: 0307389138

ISBN-13: 9780307389138

Edition: N/A

Authors: Scott W. Berg

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In August 1862, after decades of broken treaties, increasing hardship, and relentless encroachment on their lands, a group of Dakota warriors convened a council at the tepee of their leader, Little Crow. Knowing the strength and resilience of the young American nation, Little Crow counseled caution, but anger won the day. Forced to either lead his warriors in a war he knew they could not win or leave them to their fates, he declared, “[Little Crow] is not a coward: he will die with you.”So began six weeks of intense conflict along the Minnesota frontier as the Dakotas clashed with settlers and federal troops, all the while searching for allies in their struggle. Once the uprising was…

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List price: $23.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/10/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.21" wide x 7.97" long x 0.93" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Introduction


A Note About Names


38 Nooses


Afterword


Acknowledgments


A Note on Sources


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index