Category: History - American

Among the Sioux: A Story of the Twin Cities and the Two Dakotas

The Pond Brothers.--Great Revival.--Conversions.--Galena.--Rum-seller Decision.--Westward.--Fort Snelling.--Man of-the-Sky.--Log Cabin.--Dr. Williamson.--Ripley.--Lane Seminary.--St. Peters Church.--Dr. Riggs.--New England Mary.--Lac-qui-Parle.

Chapters

13. Chapter 13

It was 1905. From the heights of Sisseton, South Dakota, another striking scene met the eye. The great triangular Sisseton reserve of one million acres no longer exists. Three h...

8. Chapter 8

The Warrior, a Mississippi steamer, glided out of Fever River, at Galena, Illinois, and turned its prow up the Mississippi. Its destination was the mouth of the St. Peters--now...

10. Chapter 10

Thus for more than a quarter of a century, the glorious work of conquering the Sioux nation for Christ went on. It was pushed vigorously at every mission station from Lac-qui-Pa...

9. Chapter 9

In 1836, within one year from the arrival of Dr. Williamson and his missionary party at Lac-qui-Parle, a church was organized, with six native members, which in 1837, consisted...

12. Chapter 12

It was 1884. Fifty years since the coming of the Pond brothers to Fort Snelling--twenty-one years since the organization of the church in the prison-pen at Mankato. One bright S...

11. Chapter 11

But now occurred the strangest phase of this wondrously strange story. In November, 1862, four hundred defeated Indian warriors, many of them leaders of their people, were confi...

2. Chapter 2

The Lake-that-Speaks.--Indian Church.--Adobe Edifice.--First School.--Mission Home.--Encouragements.--Discouragements.--Kaposia.--New Treaty.--Yellow Medicine.--Bitter Winter.--...

7. Chapter 7

1. Chapter 1

The Pond Brothers.--Great Revival.--Conversions.--Galena.--Rum-seller Decision.--Westward.--Fort Snelling.--Man of-the-Sky.--Log Cabin.--Dr. Williamson.--Ripley.--Lane Seminary....

4. Chapter 4

3. Chapter 3

5. Chapter 5

6. Chapter 6