Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-301) and index.
Contents:
The sowing of the dragon -- This land Is indian -- The Overland circus : the 18th infantry enters the Powder River country -- Lakotas strike to defend the Powder River country -- Autumn of trial : the army view of the Powder River War in 1866 -- Wau-nee-chee : Lakotas unite for war/Fetterman arrives at Fort Phil Kearny -- Where a hundred soldiers were killed -- Time of triumph, time of fear -- The Achilles Syndrome : an essay on the making of the Fetterman myth.
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