FIRST PUBLISHED in 1849, DAHCOTAH; or, Life and Legends of the Sioux presents an unparalleled glimpse into Sioux (Dakota) customs and manners by a writer who had the advantage of long-term residency among the Indians. The wife of army officer and illustrator Seth Eastman, Mary Eastman gathered the material for this book during their seven years at Fort Snelling in what became the Minnesota Territory.  Illustrated with watercolor drawings from Seth Eastman's frontier portfolio, this new edition of a celebrated classic is a feast for the eyes.

"Mary Eastman was a gifted writer who sought to understand the Sioux and to describe their life as accurately as possible. . . . There is much good descriptive ethnology in [her] book. . . . There is little doubt that the Eastmans made a remarkable team." 
—John C. Ewers in Montana: The Magazine of Western History