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Books to read if you're planning a vacation in "Sioux Center", sorted by average review score:
The Sioux Uprising in Minnesota, 1862 : Jacob Nix's Eyewitness History
Published in Paperback by German Amer Center & Indiana (June, 1994)
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A good "first hand" account of a tragic war.
Drifting to an Unknown Future: The Civil War Letters of James E. Northup and Samuel W. Northup (The Prairie Plains Series, No. 7)
Published in Paperback by Center for Western Studies (May, 2000)
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A People with convictions : a history of Sioux Center, Iowa, 1870-1991
Published in Unknown Binding by The Committee ()
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Wright Morris: Structure and Artifacts: Photographs, 1933-1954: March 13-April 4, 1976, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, Iowa, November 24, 1975-
Published in Paperback by Univ of Nebraska Pr (February, 1976)
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Mr Nix was one of the settlers from a small town in Minnesota called New Ulm. Mr. Nix and other New Ulmers succesfully defended their city against two separate Indian attacks during the height of this war (he was shot twice, but survived.)
The English portion of this book was translated from the original German document written in the late 1800's, so the verbage is a little dated. The author still had strong prejudices against the Native Americans when he wrote this testimonial, and frequently refers to them as "Red Devils" and "Red Scoundrels." This book is hardly objective.
This is a good glimpse at one man's viewpoint of the war, but should be examined as just that, one man's viewpoint.