Chronicles the life of Lakota Sioux leader Sitting Bull, discussing his long struggle to resist giving up his traditional way of life, and includes reproductions of his own drawings, and excerpts from his letters and speeches, as well as those of his friends and family members.
Parallel biographies of Sioux leader Sitting Bull and Indian Agent James McLaughlin show how the representatives of their two nations came into conflict as their cultures clashed.
Tells the life story of nineteenth-century Sioux leader Sitting Bull, describing his abilities as a warrior, the Fort Laramie Treaty, the Battle of the Little Bighorn, his experiences with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, and his death.