Life of Sitting Bull : History of the Indian War of 1890-91 /

A historic account of the life and death of the great medicine man and chief, Sitting Bull, this book tells not only the story of a single leader, but of the entire Sioux Nation and also of the Indian War of 1890-91. Known as the greatest of all the Indians, the Sioux were the bravest in war, the wi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Johnson, Willis Fletcher, 1857-1931
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Scituate, Mass. : Digital Scanning, 2000.
Colección:Online access with subscription: Proquest Ebook Central.
Temas:
Sitting Bull, > 1831-1890.
Sitting Bull, > 1831-1890
1890-1891
Dakota Indians > Wars, 1890-1891.
Dakota > Guerres, 1890-1891.
Dakota Indians
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • LIFE OF SITTING BULL
  • PREFACE.
  • LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  • SITTING BULL
  • MAP OF THE BAD LANDS AND SCENE OF INDIAN WAR
  • HORSE RACING
  • CROW FOOT, SON OF SITTING BULL
  • AT HIS INCANTATIONS
  • A GROUP OF SIOUX CHIEFS
  • HOSTILES ATTACKING FRIENDLIES
  • MAJOR-GENERAL SCHOFIELD, U.S.A.
  • INDIAN PICTURE OF THE CUSTER FIGHT
  • THE CAVALRYMEN
  • SAME
  • THE INDIANS
  • CUSTER'S LAST BATTLE
  • TEPEE OF SITTING BULL
  • THE GHOST DANCE
  • GENERAL NELSON A. MILES
  • DEATH OF SITTING BULL
  • STANDING HOLLY
  • WILD GRASS DANCE
  • STANDING BUFFALO
  • JOHNSON
  • THE ALLEGED MESSIAH.
  • THE INDIAN MESSIAH CRAZE
  • CHIEF BIG JOSEPH
  • TEPEE OF HEAD SIOUX WARRIOR AT PINE RIDGE AGENCY
  • THE PINE RIDGE AGENCY
  • OFFICERS IN THE FIELD AT FORT KEOGH
  • RATIONS ISSUED AT PINE RIDGE AGENCY
  • RED CLOUD
  • INTERIOR OF RED CLOUD' S HOUSE
  • CHIEF JOHN GRASS
  • BIG MEDICINE MAN
  • WHITE BEAVER AND BUFFALO BILL
  • INTERIOR OF TENT OF LIEUT. BROWN AT PINE RIDGE AGEN CY
  • THE HANGING OF MOUNTAIN MIKE
  • BUFFALO BILL
  • WHITE THUNDER
  • WHITE EAGLE
  • STANDING BEAR
  • WHITE GHOST
  • DOG DANCE OF THE SIOUX
  • CONTENTS.
  • CHAPTER I.
  • AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
  • A Unique History in Pictures.
  • The Chief's Own Story of His Bloody and Lawless Career
  • Killing Enemies and Stealing Mules
  • Many Different Stories of His Life
  • Was He a West Point Graduate?
  • Startling Theory of an Army Officer
  • CHAPTER II.
  • MEDICINE MAN AND WARRIOR.
  • The True Story of Sitting Bull's Life
  • Son of a Rich Chief
  • A Buffalo Hunter at Ten Years Old
  • His Three Wives and Nine Children, Includ-ing Twins
  • How He Gained Supreme Sway Among the Sioux
  • What it is to be a Medicine Man
  • CHAPTER III.
  • THE SAVAGE IN SOCIETY.
  • His Visit to a Camp at Fargo
  • Ashamed of His Primitive Garb.
  • His First Suit of White Man's Clothes
  • A Discomfited Young Clergyman
  • The Indian at Dinner
  • His First Look in a Mirror
  • Autograph Selling
  • CHAPTER IV.
  • THE FOE OF THE WHITE MAN.
  • Fort Buford's Ghastly Tragedy
  • An Accomplished Cattle Thief
  • Contempt for Pale Faces
  • Opposing Invasion of His Territory
  • The Fort Ellis Episode
  • A Pen-and-Ink Sketch of the Savage Chief
  • CHAPTER V.
  • THE LITTLE BIG HORN.
  • Sitting Bull at the Height of His Power
  • The Rush for the Black Hills
  • Ineffectual Negotiations
  • Sitting Bull's Defiant Answer to a Summons.
  • Preparations for a Great Struggle
  • How the Three Divisions of the Army Marched into the Indians' Country
  • CHAPTER VI.
  • CUSTER'S LAST RALLY.
  • Departure of the Cavalry
  • March of the Infantry
  • First News of the Disaster
  • The Rescue
  • Story of the Battle
  • Reno's Force Rescued Twice
  • How Custer Fought to the End
  • CHAPTER VII.
  • THE DEATH OF CUSTER.
  • Two Stories of the Grim Tragedy
  • General Terry's Official Report
  • The Desperate March to the Relief of Reno
  • Narrative of Old Nick Genneiss
  • A Picture Record by Little Big Man
  • CHAPTER VIII.
  • CUSTER.

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