Massacre in Minnesota : the Dakota War of 1862, the most violent ethnic conflict in American history /

Anderson, Gary Clayton, 1948-

Massacre in Minnesota : the Dakota War of 1862, the most violent ethnic conflict in American history / Gary Clayton Anderson. - xiii, 366 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-349) and index.

1. The Dakota Homeland -- 2. The American Invasion -- 3. Removal and the First Indian Massacre -- 4. Chaos, Confusion, and War -- 5. The Massacre -- 6. Fright and Flight on the Minnesota Frontier -- 7. The Road to Retribution -- 8. Captives and the "Fate Worse Than Death" -- 9. Capture and Trials -- 10. The Executions -- 11. Deportation and Rebirth.

"A detailed analysis of the origins, events, and aftermath of the Minnesota-Dakota War of 1862"-- "Ultimately, what emerges most clearly from Anderson's account is the outsize suffering of innocents on both sides of the Dakota War-and, identified unequivocally for the first time, the role of white duplicity in bringing about this unprecedented and needless calamity. "--

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Dakota War, Minnesota, 1862.
Dakota War, Minnesota, 1862--Causes.
Dakota Indians--Government relations.--Minnesota

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