Sioux War Dispatches: Reports from the Field, 1876-1877
Sioux War Dispatches was picked as a "Favorite Read" of 2012 by True West Magazine:"Abrams sifts a trove of frontier-era newspaper correspondence to glean a  compilation of choice finds, yielding insights not only into the tumults of the day, but also into the minds of the chroniclers themselves."Sioux War Dispatches is"... one of the best comprehensive accounts of the Great Sioux War that this reviewer has come across."  -- Gary Leonard, English Westerners' Society"a unique and innovative approach" ... "compelling eyewitness accounts" ... "insightful analytical comments" ... "a significant contribution to the scholarship of the Great Sioux War" -- Steven Wright,Wild West History Association, April 2013"Abrams has a commanding knowledge of the source material ... and has skillfully woven it together for a reliable history of the war....Sioux War Dispatchesis an attractive, well organized, and indexed volume, with period illustrations, photographs, and maps interspersed throughout the text. This book will make a useful addition to any collection of Sioux War, Little Bighorn, or Northern Plains histories." -- Thomas Buecker,The Western Historical Quarterly, Vol. 44, No. 3 (Autumn 2013)"What can one say about Sioux War Dispatches? The ingredients are excellent, well processed and presented.... For the student of the 1876 campaign and the problems associated with out-of-area operations, this book is of substantial value."― Francis B. Taunton,The Crow's Nest(Journal of the Custer Association of Great Britain, Spring/Summer 2013)[Sioux War Dispatchescontains] "a wealth of information from eyewitnesses that will benefit both novice and experienced Plains historians. He enhances the accounts with lively annotations and footnoted material that provide an informative approach to a dramatic chapter of American history." -- Thomas R. Buecker (The Western Historical Quarterly, Vol. 44, No. 3, Autumn 2013)