“… a significant addition to the historiography of this endlessly fascinating struggle and its colorful personalities.” — Paul L. Hedren, author of After Custer: Loss and Transformation in Sioux Country

 

“… an invaluable service to both scholars and lay readers … a treasure trove of primary information.” — Douglas W. Ellison, author of Sole Survivor: An Examination of the Frank Finkel Narrative

 

“A fascinating compilation of military dispatches, first-hand accounts, and newspaper articles. There are wonderfully revealing tidbits of information [throughout the narrative].” — Booklist

 

“A meticulously detailed history of the brutal campaign [with] colorful details, anecdotes, and opinions.” — Publishers Weekly

 

“… an exciting and innovative approach that … teems with fascinating new detail.” — Jerome A. Greene, author of Stricken Field: The Little Bighorn Since 1876

 

“Abrams overlays the key events with the necessary set-up and annotation that only an expert editor does.” — R. Eli Paul, author of Blue Water Creek and the First Sioux War (True West, July 2012)

 

“Abrams sifts a trove of frontier-era newspaper correspondence to glean a compilation of choice finds, yielding insights not only into the tumults of the day, but also into the minds of the chroniclers themselves.” — Selected as a “Favorite Western Read” of 2012 by the editors of True West (January 2013)

 

“First-hand accounts, primarily from civilian newspaper reporters and military personnel, make for an often riveting, you-are-there storytelling approach. If you’re interested in the Little Big Horn, or even 19th Century journalism, this book is a great resource, and even better reading.” — Roundup Magazine (Western Writers of America, August 2012)

 

“a unique and innovative approach” ... “compelling eyewitness accounts” ... “insightful analytical comments” ... “a significant contribution to the scholarship of the Great Sioux War” — Steven Wright, Wild West History Association (April 2013)

 

“Abrams has a commanding knowledge of the source material ... and has skillfully woven it together for a reliable history of the war…. Sioux War Dispatches is an attractive, well organized, and indexed volume, with period illustrations, photographs, and maps interspersed throughout the text. This book will make a useful addition to any collection of Sioux War, Little Bighorn, or Northern Plains histories.” — Thomas Buecker, author of Fort Robinson and the American West, 1874-1899 (The Western Historical Quarterly, Autumn 2013)

 

“What can one say about Sioux War Dispatches? The ingredients are excellent, well processed and presented…. For the student of the 1876 campaign and the problems associated with out-of-area operations, this book is of substantial value.” ― Francis B. Taunton, The Crow’s Nest (Journal of the Custer Association of Great Britain, Spring/Summer 2013)

 

Sioux War Dispatches "is a well researched, well written and well produced book.... For those interested in the Indian Wars, this book is highly recommended ... should appeal to not only the specialist, but also those with a general interest in the subject who want a single reliable and thorough volume to encompass this part of American frontier history." ― Gary Leonard, The Tally Sheet, Autumn 2013, Volume 60, Number 1, published by The English Westerners’ Society, London.