Sitting Bull

by Ronald A. Reis

Born in South Dakota in 1831, Sitting Bull was given his father's name after killing his first buffalo as a teenager. Sitting Bull witnessed the downfall of his people's way of life after the California gold rush of 1849 and the opening up of the West by the railroad. After he was wounded in battle, his views hardened about the presence of whites in Sioux land. He began to assume an uncompromising militancy that would characterize the rest of his...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604135271
• ISBN13: 9781604135275
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 11 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12