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38 nooses : Lincoln, Little Crow, and the beginning of the frontier's end /

"38 Nooses" details the events surrounding the 1862 uprising of the Dakota Indians led by Little Crow within the larger context of the Civil War, the history of the Dakota people and the subsequent United States-Indian wars.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berg, Scott W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Pantheon Books, [2012]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Dakota Indians > Wars, 1862-1865.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Relations with Dakota Indians.
Little Crow, > -1863.
Dakota Indians > Government relations > History > 19th century.
Dakota Indians > Relocation.
Executions and executioners > United States > History > 19th century.
Description
Summary:"38 Nooses" details the events surrounding the 1862 uprising of the Dakota Indians led by Little Crow within the larger context of the Civil War, the history of the Dakota people and the subsequent United States-Indian wars.
Item Description:Maps on endpapers.
Physical Description:xiii, 363 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780307377241 (hbk.) :
0307377245 (hbk.)