Gall
Subtitle: Lakota war chief
By: By Robert W. Larson.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Norman
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9780806138305
Subjects: Gall, -- ca. 1840-1894; Hunkpapa Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography; Hunkpapa Indians -- Wars; Hunkpapa Indians -- Government relations; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.) -- History
Genres: Biography.
Description: Called the "Fighting Cock of the Sioux" by U.S. soldiers, Hunkpapa warrior Gall was a great Lakota chief who, along with Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, resisted efforts by the U.S. government to annex the Black Hills. It was Gall, enraged by the slaughter of his family, who led the charge across Medicine Tail Ford to attack Custer's main forces on the other side of the Little Bighorn. Robert W. Larson now sorts through contrasting views of Gall to determine the real character of this legendary Sioux. This first-ever scholarly biography also focuses on the actions Gall took during his final years on the reservation, unraveling his last fourteen years to better understand his previous forty. Gall, Sitting Bull's most able lieutenant, accompanied him into exile in Canada. Once back on the reservation, though, he broke with his chief over Ghost Dance traditionalism and instead supported Indian agent James McLaughlin's more realistic agenda. Tracing Gall's evolution from a fearless warrior to a representative of his people, Larson shows that Gall contended with shifting political and military conditions while remaining loyal to the interests of his tribe.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Like a Roman warrior; title: Little Cub Bear; title: Proving himself; title: The new enemies; title: In search of a treaty; title: Threats along the Yellowstone; title: The path to war; title: The Little Bighorn; title: The zealous pursuit; title: The Canadian exile; title: Standing rock; title: The Sioux bills; title: The death of Sitting Bull; title: His final years.