WAR DRUMS OF THE 1800’s, Warriors of the Sioux, Arikara, Mandan and Hidatsa speak of their Battles. NOW ON KINDLE!

This new book is a significant improvement on the web site entry. We have learned a lot about creating books since the material for the web site was first entered.     Col. A.B. Welch (Author, 1924), Everett Cox (Editor), Catherine Cox Rivers (Editor).     Be the first to review this item:   http://www.amazon.com/War-Drums-1800s-Warriors-Arikara-ebook/dp/B00Q12VDCA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1420043848&sr=1-1&keywords=war+drums+of+the+1800%27s.    Then type in to Search:  War Drums of the 1800’s.    Kindle Price: $6.49     Book Description Publication Date: December 30, 2014 A rare and deeply personal look into the lives of Dakota Indian warriors during the mid to late...

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War Drums (Genuine War Stories from the Sioux, Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara), written by Col. A. B. Welch, a

Until 1883 there was no restriction by the Government on Indians Killing each other…This might help you to better understand some of the cruelty and seemingly senseless killing in their battles.   ***************************************************************** Story No. 1:  Death of Montana Miners and Burning of the Boat ***************************************************************** Story No. 2: The Stone by the Road ***************************************************************** Story No. 3: The Battle of the Buttes ***************************************************************** Story No. 4: “Last Hill Village” fight  ***************************************************************** Story No. 5: The Sioux fight at...

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Sioux Nation Pow-Wow and the Making of a Movie, Nov 17, 1912

Where,  Oh Where, is this extremely valuable and historic film? (Circular Family Letter written by A. B. Welch, Nov. 17, 1912)  Blow-up  of Detail in the above letter...

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A. B. Welch letter of October 22, 1913 describing visit to Fort Yates and discussions about Custer with “Old Timers”

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Winter Counts, their Pictographic Histories

Winter Counts, their Pictographic Histories

 This post contains images and stories of 6 Winter Counts.    Winter Counts are a pictorial representation of the tribes oral calendar.    Each year is depicted by one significant event in the life of that tribe.   This section starts with a newspaper article documenting a talk that A.B. Welch gave the Rotarians of Bismarck N.D.     Welch Speaks to Rotarians,  Explains “Winter Counts” of Sioux Nation Since 1785.   INDEX     Blue Thunder’s Winter Count.     American Horse’s Winter Count.     A Hunkpapa Winter Count.     Jaws’ Winter Count.    Lone Dog’s Winter Count.     No Two Horns’ Winter Count.    ...

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Tipis

Tipis and stories associated with several of them, including a huge tipi presented to Col. Welch on July 7, 1915. — Photo of Welch Tipi in field, July 7, 1915.  — Close-up photo of Welch Tipi in field, July 7, 1915. — Photo of Adolph Wise Spirit’s tipi in field with Welch tipi.  — Photo of Welch tipi, standing, in 1923.  — Photo detail of Welch tipi pictographs. — Photo of Welch tipi enlargments. — Photo of Welch tipi enlarged to show horse’s tail at top. Horse’s tail attributed to Circling Hawk and the Little Big Horn fight. — Photo of top of Welch’s tipi. — Full description and background of Welch tipi as typed by Welch. — Photo of unidentified tipi from very old...

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Little Stories of the Dakota Territory in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s

Story No. 1…SITTING BULL AND  THE BOTTLE OF HORSE RADISH     Story No. 2…CHIEF JOHN GRASS COMMENTS TO WELCH (1915) ON THE EVILS OF WHISKEY AND ADULTERY     Story No. 3…LITTLE BRAVE AND HIS PINTO PONY     Story No. 4…HOW “BRISTLING” GOT HIS NAME     Story No. 5...HOW BLOODY KNIFE DIED WITH CUSTER     Story No. 6...ALBERT GRASS DIED A TRUE WARRIOR IN THE TRENCHES OF FRANCE, 1918     Story No. 7...MRS. WELCH DINES WITH SITTING BULL     Story No. 8...He-Yo-Ka     Story No. 9…SIOUX VENGEANCE     Story No. 10…THUNDERBIRD – (Red Fish Pictograph, 1915)     Story No. 11…THE SIOUX ADOPT A BRAVE ENEMY  ...

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