Sitting Bull - Champion Of The Sioux - A Biography


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This antiquarian volume contains a comprehensive biography of the famous champion of the Sioux, 'Sitting Bull'. The fruit of prolonged first-hand research among Plains Indians with whom the author had been closely associated since boyhood, this definitive biography offers a unique insight into the life of this most famous of Plains Indians. It will be of considerable utility to anyone with an interest in him. The chapters of this book include: 'The Boy Volunteer', 'The Pattern of Manhood', 'The Yellow Hammer and the Bear', 'Single Combat', 'Big Brother', 'The One-Man Woman', 'Jumping Bull has the Toothache', 'Killdeer Mountain', 'The Battle of the Badlands', 'The Captive White Woman', etcetera. We are republishing this vintage book now complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.




Sitting Bull, Champion of the Sioux


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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.




Sitting Bull


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In graphic art format, presents the life of Sitting Bull, supreme chief of the Sioux Indians and a shaman.




Sitting Bull


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Few figures in American history have been so little understood as Sitting Bull. This first authoritative study of any Native American leader considers the legendary warrior in terms of his people's cultural values, exposes many ironies of Indian-white relations, and more. Photos. Maps.




Who Was Sitting Bull?


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No one knew the boy they called “Jumping Badger” would grow to become a great leader. Born on the banks of the Yellowstone River, Sitting Bull, as he was later called, was tribal chief and holy man of the Lakota Sioux tribe in a time of fierce conflict with the United States. As the government seized Native American lands, Sitting Bull relied on his military cunning and strong spirituality to drive forces out of his territory and ensure a future homeland for his people.







Sitting Bull in His Own Words


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In this book, readers learn about Sitting Bull, the well-known Native American chief, how he united the Lakota Sioux in the northern Great Plains and led a mighty resistance of tribes who refused to be placed on reservations.




Sitting Bull Champion of the Sioux


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Sitting Bull, 1831-1890


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Explores the life of the Lakota leader, Sitting Bull, including the battles in which he fought, his surrender and death. Includes activities, sidebars, a map, and a chronology.