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The Dakota Uprising: A Pictorial History
by Curtis Dahlin with photographer biographies by Alan Woolworth. The story of the Dakota War of 1862 told through period photographs, a more personal face to both Indians and settlers. 2009, hard cover, bibliography, 411 pp., notes, index, illus.
$ 39.95 F-544

Emergency Aid for the Sufferers--Claims from the Dakota Conflict, Vol. 5: 1862-1863
compiled by Mary Hawker Bakeman. Financial requests of individual sufferers and reimbursement requests from those who provided shelter, food and clothing, taken from the records of the Minnesota State Archives. Those still needing aid in January 1863 are listed, mostly widows and their families, as they try to survive and return to normal lives. ISBN 1-932212-25-6, 2009, paper, 130 pp., index, illus.
$ 19.95 M-604

Trails of Tears: Minnesota's Dakota Indian Exile Begins
Series of essays about the weeks following the end of the Dakota War of 1862, with the travel of the Indian prisoners to Mankato, and the families to Fort Snelling. Details of the mob plots to kill the prisoners also included. ISBN 1-932212-24-8, 2008, paper, 200 pp., index, illus.
$ 24.95 F-542

Henderson to Fort Ridgely Trail (2nd edition)
updated to include many maps, photos, articles, footnotes and index, with sections on Fort Ridgley, early fort settlers and defenders, the grasshopper invasion and much more. 2008, paper, illus., map, index
$ 20.00 M-597

Claims from the Dakota Conflict: Supplying the Local Militia - Vol. 4: 1863-1870
More than 2800 claims authorized by the Board of Auditors. Some of the claims had been held over from the original Board of Auditors, some were new, some were approved by the Minnesota Legislature. ISBN 1-932212-23-X, 2007, paper, 102 pp., indexed
$ 19.95 M-595

Atlas of the Sioux Wars (2nd Edition)
by Charles D. Collins, Jr., Combat Studies Institute Press, Fort Leavenworth. Color maps illustrating the various battles between federal forces and Dakota Indians from the Dakota War of 1862 to Wounded Knee. Traces troop movements, and explains tactics. CD, illus.
$ 10.00 CD-036

Memories of the Battle of New Ulm: Personal Accounts of the Sioux Uprising
by L.A. Fritsche. Reprint from the 1916 Brown County history with first person accounts of the events in New Ulm. 2007, paper, 202 pp., index
$ 21.00 M-450

Outbreak and Massacre by the Dakota Indians in Minnesota in 1862
by Marion Satterlee. Reprint of his extensive research from the early 20th century into documenting events (including lists of dead and wounded) from the Sioux uprising. Classic. 2001, paper, 128 pp., partially indexed
$ 16.00 M-451

Claims from the Dakota Conflict: Supplying the Local Militia--Vol. 3: Dec 31, 1862
More than 1800 claims authorized by the Board of Auditors on just one day. ISBN 1-932212-21-3, 2007, paper
$ 16.95 M-581

Being Dakota: Tales and Traditions of the Sisseton and Wahpeton
by Amos E. Oneroad and Alanson B. Skinner, and edited by Laura L. Anderson. A unique collection detailing the customs, traditions, and folklore of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota at the turn of the twentieth century, with descriptions of tribal organization, ceremonies that marked the individual's passage from birth to death, and material culture. These were collected in the early 1900s, but went unpublished until recently. paper, 214 pages
$ 19.95 F-541

Perspective on the Sioux War: Oscar Malmros, Minnesota's Adjutant General
Reprints of Oscar Malmros' official reports to Governor Alexander Ramsey on the military aspects of the Dakota Conflict in 1862, including status of ammunition and arms, expeditions to Fort Abercrombie, and more. Also includes a biography of Malmros. ISBN 1-932212-22-1, 2007, paper, index, illus.
$ 16.95 M-584

Dakota Uprising Victims: Gravestones & Stories
by Curtis A. Dahlin. Locates, identifies and records the gravesites of about 200 of the known victims, and tells each person's story. 2007, hard cover, 178 pp., illus., index
$ 24.95 M-585

Dakota Life in the Upper Midwest
by Samuel W. Pond, intro. by Gary Clayton Anderson. Description of Dakota material culture and social, political, religious, and economic institutions. Originally published as "The Sioux as They Were in 1834." 2002, 192 pp., indexed
$ 15.95 F-509

The Dakota Indian Internment at Fort Snelling, 1862-1864
by Corinne L. Monjeau-Marz. Factual, objective account of the camp and the experiences of its 1600 Dakota women, Children and old men who lived there. Virulent disease swept the camp, killing hundreds. Led by missionaries, a religious revival occurred, with many becoming Christians and literate in their own language. 2005, paper, illus.
$ 19.95 F-540

History of the Minnesota River Valley and History of the Sioux Massacre
by E.D. Neill and Charles S. Bryant. Originally published in 1882, this is a prime biographical reference for this region of the state. CD in .PDF, fully searchable, all 1016 original pages.
$ 49.95 CD-001

The Flandrau Papers: Treasure Trove for Mixed-Blood Dakota Indian Genealogy
Compiled by Mary Hawker Bakeman; introduction by Alan Woolworth of the Minnesota Historical Society. These are transcriptions of contracts with Metis, who had been denied their annuity payments. Flandrau, an attorney, was lobbying for the reinstitution of the payments. All listed here can trace their ancestry to people who had received payments before the Dakota Conflict in 1862. ISBN 0-915709-37-6, 1997, 60 pp., paper
$ 15.95 F-502

The Dakota War of 1862
by Kenneth Carley. Readable, balanced account, with maps, sketches, and photos. 2001 (rev. of 1976), 112 pp., paper
$ 16.95 F-507

Through Dakota Eyes: Narrative Accounts of the Minnesota Indian War of 1862
edited by Gary Clayton Anderson and Alan R. Woolworth. Collection of 36 narratives describing the experience. 2001 (1988), 316 pp., paper
$ 17.95 F-508

Kinsmen of Another Kind: Dakota-White Relations in the Upper Mississippi Valley, 1650-1862
by Gary Clayton Anderson. How the Dakota concept of kinship affected the tribe's complex relationship with whites, leading to the Dakota Conflict of 1862. 1997 (1984), new intro, paper, 383 pp, index
$ 15.95 F-519

Little Crow: Spokesman for the Sioux
by Gary Clayton Anderson. Biography of the reluctant leader of the Sioux during the Dakota Conflict in 1862. Illustrates the complex relationship between the settlers and Indians. soft cover
$ 17.95 F-526

Spirit Lake Massacre
by L.P. Lee. Reprint of account of the Ink-pa-du-tah affair in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota in 1857. paper
$ 9.95 F-527

Gardner's History of the Spirit Lake Massacre
by Abbie Gardner-Sharp. Reprint of third edition. She was among the four women captured by Inkpaduta, and watched the massacre of family and friends. 2000 reprint, 340 pp., illus.
$ 14.95 F-529

Legends, Letters and Lies: Readings on the Spirit Lake Massacre of 1857
compiled by Mary Hawker Bakeman. Selected from official reports, newspapers of the day, memoirs of people involved in the militias and observers, lists of those who were killed or captured, plus Indian participants in the attempt to capture Inkpaduta and in the rescue of the captives, depredation claims, etc. ISBN 0-915709-77-5, 2001, 252 pp., paper, maps, bibliog., illus., index
$ 28.95 F-532

The Inkpadootas
by J.F. Glover, reprinted from the Sibley [Iowa] Gazette, with introduction by Mary Hawker Bakeman. Review of the Spirit Lake event, published in the local newspaper in 1886, which begins with general information about the Indians in Iowa. Good basic information. ISBN 0-915709-93-7, 2001, 48 pp., paper, maps, bibliog., illus., index
$ 10.00 F-537

The 1851 Treaty of Mendota
transcribed and edited by Rebecca Snyder. Reference tool illustrating the relations between the U.S. Government and the Lower Sioux tribes, including letters, papers, diaries and other materials relevant to the interpretation of this treaty. 2001, 204 pp., illus.
$ 20.00 F-538

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