Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-274) and index.
Contents
Preface -- 1. The General begins an autobiography -- 2. The call of adventure -- 3. To the Mississippi -- 4. The Sioux outfit -- 5. Hal, a Dacotah -- 6. Turning points -- 7. The squire of Mendota -- 8. Making a territory -- 9. Taking the Suland -- 10. A new era -- 11. Schism and statehood -- 12. Widening rifts -- 13. Terror in the valley -- 14. Revenge on the plains -- 15. The conscience of the state -- 16. Larger than life -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Index.