New Book on Sioux

[Ephriam Dickson]

Good morning:

I just finished reading a new book and wanted to highly recommend it to anyone interested in the Great Sioux War of 1876-77:

Jeffrey Ostler, The Plains Sioux and U. S. Colonialism From Lewis and Clark to Wounded Knee, Cambridge Studies in North American Indian History (Cambridge University Press, 2004).

This is one of the best summaries of the conflict between the U.S. and the Lakota that I have read, with both great detail and an excellent analysis of the causes and results for the Lakota.

Ephriam

[Grahame Wood]

It's an excellent book, isn't it? I think it it will become the standard text.

[bhist]

Mr. Dickson: I missed that book --wasn't aware of it. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.

Have you heard from Gary G, yet?

[Ephriam Dickson]

No, I have not heard from Gary yet.

Quote from Chapter Three:

"Military historians have usually characterized the Little Bighorn as a temporary, if spectacular, setback for the United States. After Custer's demise, the usual story goes, the army regrouped and scored a series of crippling blows against the Sioux and their allies. Within a year, the militants had submitted to their fate as a conquered people. In fact, the dynamics were more complicated than this suggests. Concerns about military harassment and dwindling food supplies played a part in decisions to surrender, but so did concessions the militants forced U.S. officials to make. What historians have called the Great Sioux War consisted of politics more than battles, and it did not result in a completely vanquished foe."

[Grahame Wood]

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