A comprehensive, complex, and compelling study of the Lakota ghost dance
Illustrations, maps and tablesAcknowledgmentsPrefaceChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Wanáõi Wachípi këChapter 3: The Indian Agents and the Lakota Ghost DanceChapter 4: “To Protect and Suppress Trouble”Chapter 5: Missionary Views on the Lakota Ghost DanceChapter 6: “In an Atmosphere Pregnant With Mysteries”Chapter 7: The United States Congress and the Ghost DanceChapter 8: Toward “A Great Story” of the Lakota Ghost DanceAppendicesBibliographyIndex
Rani-Henrik Andersson is an Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Helsinki.
"Well written and researched, this is a landmark book on the Lakota
ghost dance and Wounded Knee."—M. J. Van de Logt, CHOICE
"Finnish scholar Rani-Henrik Andersson has written what should be
the first stop for those approaching the Ghost Dance and the
Wounded Knee tragedy for the first time and a must-read addition to
the literature for those familiar, or who think they are familiar,
with them."—Todd M. Kerstetter, Nebraska History
"The Lakota Ghost Dance of 1890 is highly recommended for all those
wishing to learn more about this exceedingly important chapter in
Native American–white relations."—Harvey Markowitz, Journal of
American History
"[The Lakota Ghost Dance of 1890] demonstrates how understanding a
particular tribe's culture is fundamental in comprehending and
writing its history."—David Christensen, Studies in American Indian
Literatures
"This work is impressive in its detail and consistent in its manner
of presentation. . . . I am certain The Lakota Ghost Dance of 1890
will become a primary reference text on the subject, accessible to
scholars and popular readers alike."—Lee Irwin, Great Plains
Quarterly
"[The Lakota Ghost Dance of 1890] is the most comprehensive study
of the Ghost Dance to date and it offers an intriguing new look at
the events that developed at the Lakota agencies in 1890 and the
ensuing tragedy at Wounded Knee. Scholars and the public will find
much of interest in Andersson's lively book."—Mark R. Ellis, New
Mexico Historical Review
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