Sitting Bull : a biography /

Rielly, Edward J.,

Sitting Bull : a biography / Edward J. Rielly. - xvii, 157 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - Greenwood biographies . - Greenwood biographies. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-150) and index.

Introduction -- Timeline: events in the life of Sitting Bull -- Born to the Sioux Nation (1831-1845) -- A warrior to be reckoned with (1845-1859) -- The holy man versus the U.S. government (1851-1867) -- Failed peace efforts (1867-1873) -- The path to Little Bighorn (1873-1876) -- The Battle of Little Bighorn (1876) -- Exile in Canada (1876-1881) -- Reservation life and show business (1881-1885) -- Return to the spirit world (1886-1890) -- In search of Sitting Bull (1890-the present).

Tells the life story of nineteenth-century Sioux leader Sitting Bull, describing his abilities as a warrior, the Fort Laramie Treaty, the Battle of the Little Bighorn, his experiences with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, and his death.

0313338094 9780313338090

2007016139


Sitting Bull, 1831-1890


Dakota Indians--Kings and rulers--Biography
Dakota Indians--Wars
Dakota Indians--Government relations

E99.D1 / S615 2007

978.0049752440092

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