TY - BOOK AU - Anderson,Gary Clayton TI - Massacre in Minnesota: the Dakota War of 1862, the most violent ethnic conflict in American history SN - 9780806164342 AV - E99.D1 A49 2019 U1 - 973.7 23 KW - Dakota War, Minnesota, 1862 KW - Causes KW - Dakota Indians KW - Minnesota KW - Government relations N1 - 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 N2 - "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. "-- ER -