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Sitting Bull and the Paradox of Lakota Nationhood (Library of American Biography Series) (2nd Edition) (Library of American Biography)
Sitting Bull and the Paradox of Lakota Nationhood - Library of American Biography Series - 2nd Edition - Library of American Biography Author:Gary Clayton Anderson In this biography, Gary Anderson chronicles of life of the renowned victor of the Battle of Little Big Horn, legendary Lakota Chief Sitting Bull. For many decades, historians have chalked up the results of Little Big Horn to Colonel’s Custer’s faulty strategy of attack, and remember Sitting Bull as the lame duck leader wh... more »o triumphed only because of Custer’s mishap. Gary Clayton Anderson, in this riveting biography, reveals a new interpretation of this crucial conflict on the high plains. Sitting Bull and the Paradox of Lakota Nationhood puts the Battle of Little Big Horn in the context of the successes of the Lakota Nation, and the life of Sitting Bull himself. The new Study and Discussion Questions extend the text to facilitate discussions in the classroom or in student study groups. Lakota Nation, buffalo, Crazy Horse, Little Big Horn, Indian Leadership, Four Horns, James McLaughlin, Red Cloud, Standing Rock Agency, Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer. Readers interested in learning about the life and times of Sitting Bull.« less