Spotted Tail's Folks. A History Of The Brule Sioux

GEORGE E HYDE

Publication: University of Oklahoma Press, 1961, Norman

First edition. 8vo. Green cloth, titles stamped in copper on the spine, xix [blank], 329 pp.,preface, illustrated mostly from photographs, maps, epilogue, bibliography, index. Spotted Tail was the chief of the Brule Sioux who realized that the old way of life was doomed and that to war with the white soldiers was certain suicide. This is the story of the Brule struggle against being made into imitation whites overnight, even when they were forced onto the reservation where they were expected to farm the land, raise cattle, send their children to school, and adopt Christianity. The assassination of Spotted Tail in 1881 by Crow Dog ended the history of the Brule Sioux as a tribe. A fine copy. Dust jacket shows some occasional rubbing and light wear to the top edge of the spine.

Inventory Number: 50584