Gall: Lakota War Chief

by Robert W. Larson and Larson

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806140364
• ISBN13: 9780806140360
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"