1831-1890

In this riveting narrative, celebrated historian Nathaniel Philbrick reveals Custer and Sitting Bull as never before, creating an unforgettable portrait of two leaders as they embarked on a collision course that reached its violent climax on a lonely rise now known as Last Stand Hill.--publisher's description.

Offers a brief overview of the life of Lakota Chief Sitting Bull, discussing his childhood, battles, refusal to give up his tribe's land to settlers, negotiations with white men, and other related topics. Includes a timeline, family tree, and glossary.

A biography of Sitting Bull, a chief of the Hunkpapa tribe of the Lakota Sioux Native Americans who was involved in the Battle of the Little Bighorn and other conflicts over the U.S. government's attempts to take the Great Sioux Nation's sacred homeland.