"Dahcotah: Life and Legends of the Sioux Around Fort Snelling" by Mary H. Eastman is a historical look into the world of the Sioux Indians near Fort Snelling during the 1800s. Based on the author’s seven years living among them, the book shares their culture, traditions, and struggles through rich stories and observations. Eastman seeks to keep Sioux legends alive while shedding light on the challenges they faced as their way of life was threatened by the arrival of others. The book starts by detailing the author's time at Fort Snelling surrounded by beautiful nature and the ever-present tensions between the Sioux and the newcomers., aiming to highlight the real lives and humanity of the Sioux.
Dahcotah: Life and Legends of the Sioux Around Fort Snelling
By Mary H. (Mary Henderson) Eastman
Experience the fading way of life of the Sioux Indians through tales of their traditions, their challenges, and the changing world they knew around Fort Snelling.
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About the AuthorMary Henderson Eastman was an American historian and novelist who is noted for her works about Native American life. She was also an advocate of slavery in the United States. In response to Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery Uncle Tom's Cabin, Eastman defended Southern slaveholding society by writing Aunt Phillis's Cabin: or, Southern Life As It Is (1852), which earned her considerable fame. She was the wife of the American illustrator and army officer Seth Eastman.
Mary Henderson Eastman was an American historian and novelist who is noted for her works about Native American life. She was also an advocate of slavery in the United States. In response to Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery Uncle Tom's Cabin, Eastman defended Southern slaveholding society by writing Aunt Phillis's Cabin: or, Southern Life As It Is (1852), which earned her considerable fame. She was the wife of the American illustrator and army officer Seth Eastman.
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