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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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Vintage Books,
2013.
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| Edition: | First Vintage books edition. |
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"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 the U.S. Army, and 303 Dakotas were sentenced to death. President Lincoln, embroiled in the most devastating period of the Civil War, personally intervened to save the lives of 265 of the condemned men, but in the end, 38 Dakota men would be hanged in the largest government-sanctioned execution in United States history."--Back cover. |
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| Physical Description: |
xiii, 363 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-346) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780307389138 0307389138 |