38 nooses : Lincoln, Little Crow, and the beginning of the frontier's end

38 nooses : Lincoln, Little Crow, and the beginning of the frontier's end

"In August 1862, after suffering decades of hardship, broken treaties, and relentless encroachment on their land, the Dakota leader Little Crow reluctantly agreed that his people must go to war. After six weeks of fighting, the uprising was smashed, thousands of Indians were taken prisoner by t...

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Main Author: Berg, Scott W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Vintage Books, 2013.
Edition:First Vintage books edition.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Relations with Dakota Indians.
Little Crow, > -1863.
Dakota Indians > Wars, 1862-1865.
Dakota Indians > Government relations > History > 19th century.
Dakota Indians > Relocation.
Executions and executioners > United States > History > 19th century.

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Call Number: E 83.86 .B47 2013
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