Called the "Fighting Cock of the Sioux" by U.S. soldiers, Hunkpapa
warrior Gall was a great Lakota chief who, along with Sitting Bull
and Crazy Horse, resisted efforts by the U.S. government to annex
the Black Hills. It was Gall, enraged by the slaughter of his
family, who led the charge across Medicine Tail Ford to attack
Custer's main forces on the other side of the Little Bighorn.
Robert W. Larson now sorts through contrasting views of Gall, to
determine the real character of this legendary Sioux. This
first-ever scholarly biography also focuses on the actions Gall
took during his final years on the reservation, unraveling his last
fourteen years to better understand his previous forty.
Gall, Sitting Bull's most able lieutenant, accompanied him into
exile in Canada. Once back on the reservation, though, he broke
with his chief over Ghost Dance traditionalism and instead
supported Indian agent James McLaughlin's more realistic agenda.
Tracing Gall's evolution from a fearless warrior to a
representative of his people, Larson shows that Gall contended with
shifting political and military conditions while remaining loyal to
the interests of his tribe.
Filling many gaps in our understanding of this warrior and his
relationship with Sitting Bull, this engaging biography also offers
new interpretations of the Little Bighorn that lay to rest the
contention that Gall was "Custer's Conqueror." "Gall: Lakota War
Chief" broadens our understanding of both the man and his
people.
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