MINNESOTA Redwood Falls Fort Ridgely Military Post, Soldier Settler Sioux RARE!

Description: Soldier, Settler and Sioux Fort Ridgely and the Minnesota River Valley 1853-1867 Written by Paul N. Beck #8 in the Prairie Plains Series Published by The Center for Western Studies, Augustana College 2000 BACKGROUND INFO:Paul N. Beck's Soldier, Settler and Sioux is the first comprehensive history of one of the most important military posts on the Northern Plains. Established near present day Redwood Falls, Minnesota, Fort Ridgely played a significant role in the settlement of the towns in north-central Iowa and eastern South Dakota, as well as in south-central Minnesota, in the years previous to and following the Dakota Sioux War (or Uprising) of 1862. During August 1862, the Santee Dakota attacked Fort Ridgely twice in three days but were repulsed by fort cannons, thereby making U.S. military history, as Fort Ridgely became one of the few American military posts to come under siege by Native Americans. Fort Ridgely was also a point of departure for settlers heading further West, and fort troops were often dispatched to accompany wagon trains on the Mormon Trail.Professor Beck's book is more than a history of yet another frontier fort. It also represents a significant advance beyond conventional military history. Beck argues that the history of Fort Ridgely is not just an account of the military presence of the fort, but rather the story of the successful co-existence among soldiers, settlers, and the Santee Dakota for most of the fort's fourteen years of service. Located near the Dakota reservations and the city of New Ulm, a frontier/pioneer German settlement, the fort played a significant role in the melding of diverse cultures. During its' few years of existence, Fort Ridgely became a force in the rapid transformation of the Minnesota River and Big Sioux River valleys.Paul N. Beck, Ph.D. from Marquette University, is associate professor of history at Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee.Out-of-print and increasingly collectible. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Foreword by Alan R. Woolworth Illustration: Scene of the 1862 Sioux Uprising Illustration: Fort Ridgely in 1862 Preface Introduction This is a fine region of country There are a source of great and incessant annoyance to the settlers It seemed to me that white people took advantage of Indians Life at Fort Ridgely, 1853-1867 Pandemonium and hell now reigned: the Dakota War of 1862 The Minnesota Valley is filling up with immigrants Conclusion Epilogue Bibliography Index mn minn frontier pioneer life Big sioux river valley history military 19th century BOOK: Softcover, in glossy wraps. MINT condition. Perfect binding. Unused. No odors. Non-smoking environment. The book is no longer in print, and is a SCARCE FIND! MEASUREMENT: Approx. 6" x 9" PAGINATION: 199 pp., illustrated in b&w U.S. Funds only, please. I accept a variety of payments, including PayPal. If you have any questions, please ask. Payment expected within 3 days. NO-HASSLE, SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. If you are not happy with this item, please e-mail me within 3 days of receiving the item, return the item within a week in the same condition as received, and I will refund your money.

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