Life of Sitting Bull

by Willis Fletcher Johnson

A history of the Indian war of 1890-91. A graphic account of the life of the great medcine man and chief Sitting Bull; his tragic death, story of the Sioux nation, their manners and customs, ghost dance ... also a very complete history of the Sanguinar.

584 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1891

About the author

Willis Fletcher Johnson was an author, lecturer, and foreign and diplomatic editorial writer for The New York Tribune.

Reviews

[Jerel · Rating 3 out of 5]

So I have a love hate relationship with this book. I bought an original edition from an antique show so I cannot say whether current editions have been modified or updated. The author is all over the place in context of story, history line and subject line. At times I could glimpse why that would be so, such as in the events of Wounded Knee where it ultimately fit in the timeline but we leave it and come back to another broad discussion of but in method of the General Miles report. This of course would have been after the actual event and even later to the broad dissemination to the public. As the book was written not long after this all took place it does sort of make sense why it jumps. The author, perhaps in attempts to be unbiased, presents arguments and opinions supporting both sides of the conflict which at times was frustrating but after all is said and done makes a better case for studying history. And on that I must give full credit that in all the historical books I have read that cover America's indigenous tribes and the ultimate decimation of their way of life, I found references to other influences of factors and people that I had not heard of before. Their is also an unequaled vantage of being so close to the events in the close of the century which alone gives some insight into mindsets that are missing in later historical references. Overall I found it a difficult but worthwhile read.

[Maryann Moffit · Rating 1 out of 5]

Bad

The typographical errors were at first something I could deal with. But then got so bad I co couldn't figure out what was being said. Don't waste your money.