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Which chosen people?, manifest destiny meets the Sioux as seen by Frank Fiske, frontier photographer, Robert V. Dodge

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Which chosen people?, manifest destiny meets the Sioux as seen by Frank Fiske, frontier photographer, Robert V. Dodge

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-189) and index

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contains biographical information

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non fiction

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Which chosen people?

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bibliographydictionaries

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Robert V. Dodge

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manifest destiny meets the Sioux as seen by Frank Fiske, frontier photographer

Table Of Contents

The new chosen people and the obsession -- What led to Sitting Bull's hostility -- The Sioux challenge to white empire -- Sitting Bull as leader of the Sioux Nation -- The Indians' final victory -- Rounding up the Sioux after Little Big Horn -- The 1880s, closing gates and "civilizing" Indians -- Showdown between the chosen -- Sitting Bull's murder and Frank's reaction -- The American empire complete at Wounded Knee -- Life goes on at standing rock -- Frank growing up, discovering interests new and old -- American exceptionalism moves overseas -- Frank begins his career and revives his past -- Riverboat travel, viewing the past and reflecting -- Life as an adult at Standing Rock -- Epilogue

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Which Chosen People? Manifest Destiny Meets the Sioux

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