Translation of: Krigen mot siouxene: nordmenn mot indianerne 1862-1863. Norwegian edition published by Spartacus Forlag AS, Oslo, 2008. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Translator's introduction / Danielle Mead Skjelver -- Historical introduction / Richard Rothaus -- Becoming American: a brief historiography of Norwegian and Native interrelations / Melissa Gjellstad -- The Apple Creek fight and Killdeer Mountain conflict remembered / Dakota Goodhouse -- The war with the Sioux. Two peoples -- The uprising -- The whites strike back -- The war on the prairie.
Summary:
Contemporary with the American Civil War, the Dakota War (1862-1864) featured significant fighting, tactical brilliance, and strategic savvy set in the open plains of Minnesota and North Dakota. Karl Jakob Skarstein tells the story of the Norwegian immigrants, American soldiers, and Lakota and Dakota Indians as they fought to protect their families, communities, and way of life. Translated from Norwegian and supplemented with new introductions by Melissa Gjellstad, Richard Rothaus, and Dakota Goodhouse, this work draws upon the diaries, letters, and newspapers of Norwegian immigrants for a new perspective on the Northern Plains during these tumultuous years.
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