The rest of the title is: Lincoln, Little Crow, and the Beginning of the Frontier's End. This the Little Crow or Dakota war that happened in Minnesota at the same time the Civil War was going on. The Dakota indians were on a reservation in MN and the government issued payments to the tribe once a year. Because of the Civil War the no longer got gold but script, if I am remembering right, and this year 1862, this money was delayed in getting there. Throw in basically corrupt dealings with the traders and the indians and the indians really struggling with hunger and changes in their life, it didn't take much for some young warriors to basically start the war. Little Crow was the chief and the book makes it sound like he might not really been for it but once started he didn't see a way to stop it and took charge as best he could. White settlers were killed and many in horrific ways and some kept as captives and some of these accounts became part of this book. For a little known war, that was a step along the complete defeat of the indians, this book does a good job of placing it in our history.
I have already posted it on PBS & hope to get it mailed off today yet.
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