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Little Crow - Leader of the Dakota (Paperback)
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Little Crow - Leader of the Dakota (Paperback)
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List price R344
Loot Price R288
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You Save R56 (16%)
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The Plains Indian Wars of the nineteenth century garnered enduring
fame for certain Indian leaders, their names echoing powerfully
even today: Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Red Cloud. Just as
significant but less often mentioned is Taoyateduta, known to
whites as Little Crow, the reluctant leader of Dakota warriors
during the U.S.Dakota War of 1862, the opening salvo of the
U.S.-Indian Wars. In this carefully researched biography of the
Dakota leader, the first ever written for children, author Gwenyth
Swain presents a compelling portrait of the leader, warrior, and
politician at the centre of the Dakota War of 1862. Beginning with
Taoyatedutas childhood along the Mississippi River near present-day
St. Paul, this biography explores his life in the Big Woods, his
wanderings west from the Mdewakanton Dakotas traditional home, his
leadership of his people when they were forced to sign over their
land to white settlers, and his role during the war of 1862. Hemmed
in on a narrow reservation, frustrated by broken treaties, angered
by dishonest agents and traders, and nearly starved because of crop
failures and late annuity payments, Dakota Indians attacked white
settlers living on the Indians former homelands in south-western
Minnesota. Taoyateduta agreed to lead the battles, knowing that the
U.S. governments response would be swift and terrible. In
retribution for the thirty-eight-day war, thirty-eight Dakota men
were hanged, thousands were imprisoned, and the Dakota people were
expelled from the state. Taoyatedutas story brings to life the
painful experience of the Dakota as they lost their land and their
livelihood -- and as some chose to adopt white ways while others
fought back, with disastrous consequences. "Little Crow: Leader of
the Dakota" offers a clear and accessible account of both the man
who led the Dakota into war and the causes behind that wrenching
conflict. For ages 9+.
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