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Lincoln's Bishop
A President, a Priest, and the Fate of 300 Dakota Sioux Warriors
New York, NY : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2014]
Format: Book
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Description: xiv, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
The "history of Abraham Lincoln's decision in 1862 to spare the lives of 265 condemned Sioux men, and the Episcopal bishop who was his moral compass, helping guide the president's conscience"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Waiting for Lincoln -- The Sunday afternoon murders -- The first attack -- Lincoln and the Indians -- The dispossessed -- A "war of extermination" -- Whipple's Dakota allies and the war's end -- To the gates of mercy -- Maintaining the pressure -- Judgment and reason -- Exile and community.
Subjects:
Whipple, Henry Benjamin, 1822-1901.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Relations with Dakota Indians.
Dakota Indians -- Wars, 1862-1865.
Dakota Indians -- Government relations -- History -- 19th century.
Church work with Indians -- Episcopal Church -- History -- 19th century.
HISTORY -- United States -- Civil War Period (1850-1877)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Religious.
RELIGION -- Ethics.
Whipple, Henry Benjamin, 1822-1901.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Relations with Dakota Indians.
Dakota Indians -- Wars, 1862-1865.
Dakota Indians -- Government relations -- History -- 19th century.
Church work with Indians -- Episcopal Church -- History -- 19th century.
HISTORY -- United States -- Civil War Period (1850-1877)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Religious.
RELIGION -- Ethics.
ISBN:
9780062097682
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-206) and index.