Books
About the 1862 War
These
books are authentic reports on the War. There are other
books on the market that glorify the killing and basically
are full of fiction. These are books that do not do
that. Also included is the history of the Santee Dakota
and two dictionaries of the Dakota/English language
that are the best out there at the present time.
The
Sioux Uprising of 1862
by Kenneth Carley
This
book is out of print now but you can get used copies
from $4.99 from the Amazon site.
Paperback - 102 pages (December 1976) Minnesota Historical
Society; ISBN: 0873511034
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The cover has been updated to this
Through
Dakota Eyes :
Narrative Accounts of the Minnesota Indian War of 1862
by Alan R. Woolworth
(Editor), Gary Clayton Anderson
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Price: $15.95 Our price $11.17
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Paperback - 316 pages (October 1988) Minnesota Historical
Society; ISBN: 0873512162
This
book gives accounts from the Dakota people who were
there at the time. It continues each person's story
through different chapters which deal with various time
lines in the War. For instance Big Eagle gave a full
account of the whole 6 weeks, part of which is used
in this book.
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History
of the Santee Sioux: United States Indian Policy on
Trial
by
Roy W. Meyer
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Price: $29.95 Our Price: $29.95
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- 471 pages. Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr; Revised
edition (September 1993) ISBN: 0803282036
Reviewer:
Shelley Yeager from Mooresville, IN United States wrote:
I found this book to be very informative. It gave great
accounts from both sides (Indian and non-indian). It
follows the Santee Sioux history starting with accounts
from explorers who encountered these wonderful people,
to the Sioux Uprising, to their exile from their land,
to the present day. You will find yourself unable to
put this book down.
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A Dakota-English Dictionary (Borealis
Books)
by
Stephen Return Riggs, James Owen Dorsey,
Carolynn I. Schommer
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Paperback - 665 pages Reprint edition (October 1992)
Minnesota Historical Society; ISBN: 0873512820
We
use this and the following book in the Center. They
are both written by the missionaries, Stephen Riggs,
and John Williamson, who were with the Dakota during
the Conflict. Both of these men were respected by the
Dakota as they allowed them to keep their own culture,
yet taught them skills which would take them into the
20th century. Instead of forcing the Santee to learn
the Bible in English, they translated it into Dakota.
These two men were unique in their understanding of
the Dakota culture and spirituality.
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An
English-Dakota Dictionary (Borealis Books)
by
John P. Williamson, Carolynn I. Schommer
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Paperback - 264 pages Reprint edition (October 1992)
Minnesota Historical Society; ISBN: 0873512839
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the above description.
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