Over the Earth I Come - The Great Sioux Uprising of 1862

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December 26, 1862. On the day after Christmas, in Mankato, Minnesota, thirty-eight Indians were hanged on the order of President Lincoln. This event stands today as the greatest mass execution in the history of the United States. In Over The Earth I Come, Duane Schultz brilliantly retells one of America's most violent and bloody events--the Great Sioux Uprising of 1862. 1 Everything Went Off Quietly 1 2 Let Them Eat Grass 7 3 He Is Not a Coward 30 4 The Indians Are Raising Hell 46 5 Oh God! Oh God! 68 6 With the Utmost Promptitude 84 7 There Was Death Behind 103 8 Over the Earth 123 9 There Was No Time for Mourning 144 10 A Heartrending Procession 160 11 Lay on Your Bellies and Shoot! 180 12 We Must All Die in Battle ' 203 13 I Am Ashamed to Call Myself a Dakota 223 14 Vengeance Is Mine 243 15 The Hills Were Soon Covered with Graves 265 Chapter Notes 285 Bibliography 291 Index 298