"After Sitting Bull's surrender at Fort Buford in what is now North Dakota in 1881, the United States Army transported the chief and his followers down the Missouri River to Fort Randall, roughly seventy miles west of Yankton. The famed Hunkpapa leader remained there for twenty-two months as a prisoner of war. During that year and a half, Sitting Bull conducted tribal business, met with dignitaries and visitors, and interacted with those who imprisoned...

This book is about the Dakota leader, Inkpaduta, who had the reputation of being the most brutal of all the Sioux leaders because of the attack that he helped orchestrate known as the Spirit Lake Massacre. The author challenges a century and a half of bias to reassess the life and legacy of this important Dakota leader. Using journals, Indian agents' correspondences, and other sources, he has determined that Inkpaduta was a dedicated family man and...

"Read about how this great chief of the Sioux led them to their victory at the battle of Little Bighorn"--Provided by publisher.

Ernie LaPointe, Sitting Bull's only living lineal great grandson, reveals the oral history passed down to him from his mother, Sitting Bull's granddaughter.

"In this biography Mark C. Carnes profiles Sitting Bull, a military and spiritual leader of the Lakota people who remained a staunch defender of his nation and way of life until his untimely death"--

Sitting Bull's name is still the best known of any American Indian leader, but his legacy remains shrouded with misinformation and half-truths. The reality of his life, as Yenne reveals in his absorbing new portrait, is far more intricate and compelling.

Introduces the life of Lakota Sioux warrior and holy man Sitting Bull, who led his people to victory at Little Bighorn and brought them to safety in Canada before surrendering so that they would not starve.