Traveler's Guide to the Great Sioux War The Battlefields, Forts, and Related Sites of America's Greatest Indian War |
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| Author:
| Hedren, Paul L. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-917298-38-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1996 |
| Publisher: | Montana Historical Society Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.95 |
Book Description:
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Waged over the glitter of Black Hills gold, the Sioux War of 1876-77 transformed the entire northern plains from Indian and buffalo country to the domain of miners, cattlemen, and other Euro-American settlers. Keyed to official highway maps, this richly illustrated guide leads the traveler to virtually every principal landmark associated with the war, from Fort Phil Kearny where the Sioux besieged soldiers sent to guard the Bozeman Trail in the 1860s to Fort Buford, the site of Sitting...
More DescriptionWaged over the glitter of Black Hills gold, the Sioux War of 1876-77 transformed the entire northern plains from Indian and buffalo country to the domain of miners, cattlemen, and other Euro-American settlers. Keyed to official highway maps, this richly illustrated guide leads the traveler to virtually every principal landmark associated with the war, from Fort Phil Kearny where the Sioux besieged soldiers sent to guard the Bozeman Trail in the 1860s to Fort Buford, the site of Sitting Bull's surrender in 1881.