{"product_id":"the-last-sovereigns-9781496220226","title":"The Last Sovereigns","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Last Sovereigns is the story of how Sitting Bull resisted the white man's ways as a last best hope for the survival of an Indigenous way of lifea nomadic life based on the buffalothat was sacred to him and to his people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mr. Utley is a good stylist and a natural storyteller. . . . The matter of sovereignty raised by Mr. Utley’s subtitle hangs like a cloud over the continuing struggle between Native peoples and energy developers over the Dakota Access Pipeline, which passes under the Missouri River not far upstream from Sitting Bull’s final resting place.”—Andrew R. Graybill, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a well-informed study of a decisive moment for 'the last free Lakotas.'\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An engrossing read from a master storyteller.\"—Bruce J. Dinges, \u003ci\u003eRoundup Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Utley's lifelong commitment to studying Sitting Bull and Lakota history culminates with \u003ci\u003eThe Last Sovereigns\u003c\/i\u003e. It encourages popular and academic audiences alike to pursue understudied aspects of Sitting Bull's life and the mobility of Indigenous people in a changing world.\"—Jennifer Andrella, \u003ci\u003eSouth Dakota History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Last Sovereigns\u003c\/i\u003e is bound to be the standard source on this period of Sitting Bull's life for years to come.\"—David C. Beyreis, \u003ci\u003eAnnals of Wyoming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a hopeful book, one that finds gentleness, truthtelling, and deep humanity in a tragic story. It should find a wide audience and add to the rich legacy of Robert Utley's many contributions to western history.\"—Tim Lehman, \u003ci\u003eAnnals of Iowa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eThe Last Sovereigns\u003c\/i\u003e is] fascinating in its detail and its insightful discussion of the issues involved. It brings to life an amazingly complex story that is very little known.\"—Dennis Hagen, \u003ci\u003eDenver Westerners Roundup\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eThe Last Sovereigns\u003c\/i\u003e the greatest biographer of the greatest Lakota leader delivers a superb account of Sitting Bull’s last years, centering on his exile in Canada. It is both a deeply human story of Sitting Bull’s friendship with a Canadian Mountie and an insightful history that puts Native resistance to conquest in an international context. A splendid read and a necessary book.”—T. J. Stiles, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning \u003ci\u003eCuster’s Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Robert Utley’s epic \u003ci\u003eThe Last Sovereigns\u003c\/i\u003e is the heroic and heartbreaking saga of Sitting Bull’s desperate flight into Canada before his death in 1890. The backstory of how Maj. James Morrow Walsh of the North-West Mounted Police befriended the Lakota resistance leader is brilliantly rendered. Like all of Utley’s books, this is essential reading for anyone interested in the American West and Native American History. Highly recommended!”—Douglas Brinkley, Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history at Rice University and author of \u003ci\u003eWilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Land of America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With twenty-two acclaimed books over the last fifty-eight years, Robert M. Utley has established a reputation as the Dean of Western History. \u003ci\u003eThe Last Sovereigns\u003c\/i\u003e adds luster to that well-deserved title: a masterful tale of cross-border intrigue and heroic resistance as Sitting Bull attempts to establish a new life for his people north of the ‘medicine line’ separating the United States from Canada. Utley’s fast-paced narrative, sharply delineated characters, and graceful prose make this a book that will appeal to all readers.”—Paul Andrew Hutton, Distinguished Professor of History at the University of New Mexico and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Apache Wars \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Sitting Bull\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. James Morrow Walsh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. The Sitting Bull Commission\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Fall and Rise\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Creeping Uncertainty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Indecision\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Jean Louis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409230635351,"sku":"9781496220226","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496220226.jpg?v=1730506059","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-last-sovereigns-9781496220226","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}