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The great Sioux uprising : rebellion on the Plains, August-September, 1862 /

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Looting and killing, the Santee Sioux ravaged the unprotected countryside and small towns of southern Minnesota. They attacked military forts, including the strongly defended Fort Ridgely. When it was all over, more than five hundred people had died in the uprising. But the killing was not yet finis...

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Main Author: Keenan, Jerry (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, [2003]
Series:Battleground America guides.
Subjects:
Dakota Indians > Wars, 1862-1865.
Historic sites > Minnesota > Guidebooks.
Minnesota > Guidebooks.
Dakota > Guerres, 1862-1865.
Lieux historiques > Minnesota > Guides.
Minnesota > Guides.
Dakota Indians.
Historic sites.
Minnesota.
1862-1865
Guidebook
travel guidebooks.
Guidebooks.
Guides touristiques.
Online Access:Table of contents
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Summary:Looting and killing, the Santee Sioux ravaged the unprotected countryside and small towns of southern Minnesota. They attacked military forts, including the strongly defended Fort Ridgely. When it was all over, more than five hundred people had died in the uprising. But the killing was not yet finished: After a quick trial, thirty-eight Santee Sioux were later hanged to death in the largest mass execution in U.S. history."--BOOK JACKE.
Physical Description:99 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 95) and index.
ISBN:0306811952
9780306811951