Synopses & Reviews
The Dakota Conflict remains one of the signal events in American history. Reverend Alexander Berghold, assigned to a parish in New Ulm, Minnesota, gathered first-hand accounts to write this history of the 1862 uprising and its aftermath. Written in 1876, Berghold combines with the skill of a historian and the moral insight of a theologian, hoping to explain "the Indians of our time; what they really are, what they have done. Historian Don Tolzmann calls it one of the most important books about the 1862 Sioux Uprising in Minnesota.
Synopsis
A classic chapter of American historythe 1862 Sioux uprising in Minnesota known as the Dakota Conflictis a compilation of first-hand accounts woven together by a local parish leader, Reverend Alexander Berghold. The uprising and its aftermath are detailed with the skill of a historian and the moral insight of a theologian, positioning the Dakota Conflict squarely in the context of early German-American settlement and distilling the Catholic perspectives of the era.
About the Author
Reverend Alexander Berghold (1838-1918) was a parish priest in New Ulm, Minnesota, and author of several popular books including The Indians Revenge (1876), Prairie Roses (1880), a collection of poems, and Land and People (1892), a journal of his travels and adventures.Don Heinrich Tolzmann, one of the nations leading scholars in German-American history, provides an insightful introduction to this new edition of Bergholds text. Curator of the German-Americana Collection and Director of the German-American Studies Program at the University of Cincinnati, Tolzmann has published numerous works and serves as the President of the Society for German-American Studies.