Six Weeks in the Sioux Tepees: A Narrative of Indian Captivity

by Sarah F. Wakefield

Book Overview

The Dakota War (1862) was a searing event in Minnesota history as well as a signal event in the lives of Dakota people. Sarah F. Wakefield was caught up in this revolt. A young doctor's wife and the mother of two small children, Wakefield published her unusual account of the war and her captivity shortly after the hanging of thirty-eight Dakotas accused of participation in the "Sioux uprising." Among those hanged were Chaska (We-Chank-Wash-ta-don-pee),...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806129751
• ISBN13: 9780806129754
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 9.2"