Sitting Bull (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Richard O’Connor
- First Published: 1968
- Time of Work: The early 1800’s to 1890
- Setting: South Dakota, Montana, and Canada
- Principal Characters: Sitting Bull, General George Armstrong Custer, General George Crook, Colonel William “Buffalo Bill” Cody, Crazy Horse, Lieutenant Bullhead, Father Jean De Smet, Catherine Weldon, Jumping Bull, Wovoka
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Missions or missionaries, Midwest, Native Americans or American Indians, War, Captivity, Biography, Frontier or pioneer life, Land settlement, Treaties, Little Big Horn, Battle of
- Locales: Canada, South Dakota, Montana
Form and Content
Richard O’Connor’s Sitting Bull: War Chief of the Sioux proceeds chronologically from the chief’s childhood to his death and describes the social, military, and political events in which he was influential. Sitting Bull’s defensive tactics, designed to protect the freedom of the Sioux, forestalled but could not prevent white dominance in the West. The personal qualities evident in him as a child—patience, careful thought, and open-mindedness—developed into the diplomatic tactics of a great leader. The book’s eleven chapters begin with...
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