Powder River: Disastrous Opening of the Great Sioux War
ISBN-13:
9780806161891
ISBN-10:
0806161892
Edition:
Reprint
Author:
Paul L. Hedren
Publication date:
2018
Publisher:
University of Oklahoma Press
Format:
Paperback
472 pages
Category:
Native American
,
Americas History
FREE US shipping
Rent
35 days
Due Jun 23, 2024
35 days
from $23.78
USD
Book details
ISBN-13:
9780806161891
ISBN-10:
0806161892
Edition:
Reprint
Author:
Paul L. Hedren
Publication date:
2018
Publisher:
University of Oklahoma Press
Format:
Paperback
472 pages
Category:
Native American
,
Americas History
Summary
Powder River: Disastrous Opening of the Great Sioux War (ISBN-13: 9780806161891 and ISBN-10: 0806161892), written by authors
Paul L. Hedren, was published by University of Oklahoma Press in 2018.
With an overall rating of 3.7 stars, it's a notable title among other
Native American
(Americas History) books. You can easily purchase or rent Powder River: Disastrous Opening of the Great Sioux War (Paperback) from BooksRun,
along with many other new and used
Native American
books
and textbooks.
And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.98.
Description
The Great Sioux War of 1876–77 began at daybreak on March 17, 1876, when Colonel Joseph J. Reynolds and six cavalry companies struck a village of Northern Cheyennes—Sioux allies—thereby propelling the Northern Plains tribes into war. The ensuing last stand of the Sioux against Anglo-American settlement of their homeland spanned some eighteen months, playing out across more than twenty battle and skirmish sites and costing hundreds of lives on both sides and many millions of dollars. And it all began at Powder River.
Powder River: Disastrous Opening of the Great Sioux War recounts the wintertime Big Horn Expedition and its singular great battle, along with the stories of the Northern Cheyennes and their elusive leader Old Bear. Historian Paul Hedren tracks both sides of the conflict through a rich array of primary source material, including the transcripts of Reynolds’s court-martial and Indian recollections. The disarray and incompetence of the war’s beginnings—officers who failed to take proper positions, disregard of orders to save provisions, failure to cooperate, and abandonment of the dead and a wounded soldier—in many ways anticipated the catastrophe that later occurred at the Little Big Horn.
Forty photographs, many previously unpublished, and five new maps detail the action from start to ignominious conclusion. Hedren’s comprehensive account takes Powder River out of the shadow of the Little Big Horn and reveals how much this critical battle tells us about the army’s policy and performance in the West, and about the debacle soon to follow.
We would LOVE it if you could help us and other readers by reviewing the book
Book review
Congratulations! We have received your book review.
{user}
{createdAt}
by {truncated_author}