Indian Wars under the Lead of Sitting Bull (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. With Original Photos and IllustrationsBy James P. Boyd
Length7h 29m
About this audiobook
Indian Wars under the Lead of Sitting Bull recounts the late nineteenth-century conflicts between the United States and the Plains nations, centering on Sitting Bull as symbol, strategist, and feared antagonist in the era of Custer, the Little Bighorn, and federal military expansion. Written in a vigorous narrative mode typical of popular historical prose of its time, the book combines battlefield chronicle, biographical sketch, and moral commentary. Its literary context is the post-frontier tradition of American war writing, where documentation, legend, nationalism, and sensational description often meet. James P. Boyd was an American educator, lawyer, public official, and prolific compiler of historical and biographical works. His background in civic life and public letters shaped his interest in national development, political authority, and the conflicts that accompanied westward expansion. Like many writers of his generation, Boyd approached Native resistance through the assumptions and language of nineteenth-century American historiography, which makes the book revealing not only for what it says about Sitting Bull, but also for what it discloses about the culture that described him. This volume is recommended for readers interested in frontier literature, military history, Indigenous representation, and the evolution of American historical memory.
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- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
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Audiobook details
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GenreHistory
Length7 hrs 29 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 15, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1History of the Black Hawk War (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Chapter I. War with the Pueblos
4Chapter II. The Shoshone Uprising
5Chapter III. Wars with the California Tribes
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6Chapter IV. A Yuma Massacre
7Chapter V. The Rogue River Wars
8Chapter VI. War with the Cheyennes
9Chapter VII. Navajo Hostilities
10Chapter VIII. The Affair of Mountain Meadow
11Chapter IX. The Spokane Wars
12Chapter X. The Fierce Apaches and Arrapahoes
13Chapter XI. Wars with Ogallallas and Crows
14Chapter XII. The Piegan Punishment
15Chapter XIII. Modoc and Lava Bed
16Chapter XIV. Custer and the Sioux
17Chapter XV. The Nez Perces Wars
18Chapter XVI. The Utes of White River
19Chapter XVII. Messiah Craze and Ghost Dance
20Chapter XVIII. Mastering the Situation
21Chapter XIX. Sentiment Respecting the Uprising
22Memorable Quotes
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