The Last Days of the Sioux Nation; Second Edition

by Robert M. Utley

• ISBN13: 9780300103168
• ISBN10: 0300103166
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2004-07-11
• Publisher: Yale University Press

Summary

This fascinating account tells what the Sioux were like when they first came to their reservation and how their reaction to the new system eventually led to the last confrontation between the Army and the Sioux at the Battle of Wounded Knee Creek. A classic work, it is now available with a new preface by the author that discusses his current thoughts about a tragic episode in American history that has raised much controversy through the years. Praise for the earlier edition: "History as lively and gripping as good fiction." "One of the finest books on the Indian wars of the West."--Montana "A well-told, easily read account that will be the standard reference for this phase of the Indian 'problem.'"--American Historical Review "A major job . . . magnificently researched."--San Francisco Chronicle "By far the best treatment of the complex and controversial relationship between the Sioux and their conquerors yet presented and should be must reading for serious students of Western Americana."--St. Louis Dispatch (on the earlier edition) --> Winner of the Buffalo Award Robert M. Utley is a retired National Park Service official who writes western history full time. He is the author of fifteen books. 24 b/w illus.

Author Biography

Robert M. Utley is a retired National Park Service official who writes Western history full-time. He is the author of fifteen books

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	ix
Preface to the Second Edition	xi
Preface	xvii
The Field of Wounded Knee	1	(5)
The Old Life	6	(12)
The New Life	18	(22)
The Land Agreement	40	(20)
The Indian Messiah	60	(24)
Crisis for the Sioux Agents	84	(29)
The Army Moves In	113	(21)
Brooke Tries for Peace	134	(12)
The End of Sitting Bull	146	(21)
Big Foot	167	(20)
The Search for the Miniconjous	187	(13)
Wounded Knee	200	(31)
Drexel Mission	231	(20)
Tightening the Ring	251	(20)
The Final Reckoning	271	(16)
Bibliography	287	(16)
Index	303