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Product Identifiers
PublisherGibbs Smith, Publisher
ISBN-10142360556X
ISBN-139781423605560
eBay Product ID (ePID)26038845201
Product Key Features
Book TitleSitting Bull : His Life and Legacy
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicNative American
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorErnie Lapointe
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight10.2 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2009-004745
Dewey Edition22
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal978.004/97520092 B
Table Of Content9 Acknowledgments 11 Foreword 15 Preface 19 Introduction 21 Jumping Badger 26 Earning His Name 31 The Strong Heart Society 34 Jumping Bull 39 Wives and Children 44 Gazing at the Sun: The First Vision 48 Encountering the Americans 50 The Leader of the Lakota 53 Arrow Creek 58 Broken Promises 61 The Stage is Set 68 The Battle of the Greasy Grass 72 In the Land of the Grandmother 81 Military Custody 85 A Limited Captivity 91 The Ghost Dance 94 Betrayal 102 The Murder 108 Burying the Dead 113 Leaving Standing Rock 118 The Burial Site of Tatanka Iyotake 122 Living The Legacy 128 Appendix 1 A Letter from E.D. Mossman, Superintendant of the Standing Rock Indian School, to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in Washington D.C. 131 Appendix 2 Assessment of a Lock of Hair and Leggings Attributed to Sitting Bull, a Hunkpapa Sioux, in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution-Executive Summary 143 Glossary
SynopsisErnie LaPointe is the great-grandson of the famous Hunkpapa Lakota chief, and he presents the family tales and memories told to him about his great-grandfather. In many ways the oral history differs from what has become the standard and widely accepted biography of Sitting Bull. LaPointe explains the discrepancies, how they occurred, and why he wants to tell his story of Tatanka Iyotake., The only book on Sitting Bull written by a lineal descendant Ernie LaPointe is the great -grandson of the famous Hunkpapa Lakota chief, and he presents the family tales and memories told to him about his great-grandfather. In many ways the oral history differs from what has become the standard and widely accepted biography of Sitting Bull. LaPointe explains the discrepancies, how they occurred, and why he wants to tell his story of TatankaIyotake., The only book on Sitting Bull written by a lineal descendant Ernie LaPointe is the great -grandson of the famous Hunkpapa Lakota chief, and he presents the family tales and memories told to him about his great-grandfather. In many ways the oral history differs from what has become the standard and widely accepted biography of Sitting Bull. LaPointe explains the discrepancies, how they occurred, and why he wants to tell his story of Tatanka Iyotake. Ernie LaPointe, a great-grandson of Sitting Bull, was born on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. He is a Sundancer and lives the traditional way of the Lakota and follows the rules of the sacred pipe. He lives in South Dakota.
LC Classification NumberE99.D1.S569 2009
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- 24. Feb. 2021
Thank you for sharing this story!
A personal memorial to an awesome figure of our american history. So grateful for Ernie to put this book into history for the rest of us to learn the history of his Great grandfather, and also the indian way of life in general. Much respect for the keepers of our land!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 17. Jan. 2018
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