Book Review

‘Sitting Bull’s War’: A Chief’s Rise and Fall

Paul L. Hedren’s book is a triumph of research but a disappointment in storytelling.
‘Sitting Bull’s War’: A Chief’s Rise and Fall
"Sitting Bull's War: The Battle of Little Big Horn and the Fight for Buffalo and Freedom on the Plains" by Paul L. Hedren tells the story from the indigenous peoples' perspective. Pegasus Books
Phil Hall
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Paul L. Hedren is immensely qualified to bring forth this book on the Great Sioux War that raged from 1876 to 1877. The author is a retired National Park Service historian and superintendent who authored numerous books related to Sioux history and the Battle of Little Bighorn.

“Sitting Bull’s War: The Battle of Little Big Horn and the Fight for Buffalo and Freedom on the Plains” is a triumph of research with a combined bibliography and endnotes totaling 110 pages.

Phil Hall
Phil Hall
Author
Phil Hall is the author of 11 books, the host of the syndicated radio talk show “Nutmeg Chatter,” the editor of Weekly Real Estate News, the co-editor of Cinema Crazed, and a writer whose work has appeared in the New York Times, New York Daily News, Hartford Courant, Wired, The Hill, Jerusalem Post, Cowboys & Indians, Film Threat, and Wrestling Inc.