Gall: Lakota War Chief
by Robert W. Larson
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Author: Robert W. LarsonEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-08-01
ISBN: 0806138300
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
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Book Review: A First Rate Biography Of A Neglected Leader
Summary: 5 Stars
Other Native American leaders such as Sitting Bull, Geronimo, Chief Joseph, and others have had volumes written about them so it was entirely appropriate that Lakota Chief Gall was given his due. Gall received his name from his mother who saw him eating the gall bladder of a freshly killed buffalo. Gall's mentor during his formative years was the Hunkpapa Sioux chief Sitting Bull. Various engagements such as the Sand Creek Massacre, the Fetterman Fight outside of Fort Phil Kearny, the Battle of the Rosebud, and the Little Big Horn are covered. Bloody Knife, a member of the Crow tribe and George Custer's favorite scout, was a bitter enemy of Gall's. When author Robert Larson isn't sure of certain facts regarding Gall he theorizes what his role may have been. Gall had two wives and three of his children killed during Reno's attack at the Little Big Horn enraging Gall to seek vengeance. Chiefs Gall and Sitting Bull sought refuge in Canada during the mid 1770s. Canada was willing to grant their followers asylum provided they obeyed the Queen's laws, but would not provide them with a reservation or feed them. Gall later split with his mentor Sitting Bull by living on the Standing Rock reservation which borders the two Dakotas, and his willingness to accept the role of a farmer. Gall was one of those termed a progressive while those like Sitting Bull who clung to traditional ways was called a traditionalist. The death of Sitting Bull who later left Canada to live on the Standing Rock reservation, and the tragedy at Wounded Knee in December of 1890 are also covered. Gall put on considerable weight in his later years (close to 300 pounds) and died in December of 1894 of natural causes. Sadly Gall has been neglected and not as well known as Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, but Robert Larson has done a wonderful job in putting this biography together. I believe Gall would be well pleased.
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