The Fuse: The Great Sioux Uprising in Minnesota (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781475148688)

During the summer of 1862, Minnesota residents on the western frontier who had cohabited peacefully with the Sioux Indians suddenly found themselves in the middle of a brutal and bloody uprising. Upward of one thousand white settlers were killed during the conflict while countless others were captured and tortured. Richard and Anna Fischer, German emigrants who along with their like minded brethren that settled New Ulm Minnesota experienced the terror first hand. This work of fiction, based based on the history of the events, looks at many of the characters involved and the motivations for their actions.

Author: Richard Jefferson Fischer
ISBN-10: 1475148682
ISBN-13: 9781475148688
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 08/02/2012
Pages: 370
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.77d