Who Was Sitting Bull?: And Other Questions about the Battle of Little Bighorn

by Judith Pinkerton Josephson

Book Overview

By the mid-1800s, thousands of white settlers were traveling westward through the Great Plains. Pioneers built farms and ranches, and companies laid railroads and dug mines. But the plains were the homeland and hunting grounds for many Native Americans. To protect their traditional lands, Native American warriors attacked white homes and settlements. The U.S. government tried to keep the peace by promising to keep white settlers and soldiers out of...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761352309
• ISBN13: 9780761352303
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
• Length: 47 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7