Inkpaduta: Dakota Leader
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- Synopsis
- As a child in Minnesota, Beck (history, Wisconsin Lutheran College) learned that Inkpaduta, who died about 1879, was a madman whose only passion was murdering white settlers. As a scholar, he learned that Dakotas of Inkpaduta's time and his own consider him a leader who refused to sell his tribal lands and fought to protect them, a loving father, and a man who could act recklessly at times but mostly remained at peace with whites, and who just wanted to live in traditional ways. He tells as much of the leader's life as he can find evidence for. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Copyright:
- 2008
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 180 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780806139500
- Publisher:
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Date of Addition:
- 03/06/09
- Copyrighted By:
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Nonfiction, Westerns, Biographies and Memoirs, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Kari G
- Proofread By:
- Julie Barrett
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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