The Dakota War of 1862 was not a singular event in American history. Native-born Americans and European-descended settlers clashed over several centuries.
King Philip's War in Massachusetts in the 1670s resulted in more death and destruction than the Dakota War of 1862. Suggested readings: Jill Lepore, The Name of War King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity, New York: Vintage Books, 1998; Eric B. Schultz and Michael J. Tougias, King Philip's War The History and Legacy of America's Forgotten Conflict, Woodstock VT: The Countryman Press, 1999; Colin G. Calloway, The Shawnees and the War For America, New York: The Penguin Library of American History [Viking Press], 2007.
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