Further information: Sam Temple, A Beautiful Dream: Alexander Faribault and the Founding of Minnesota
Optional Supplemental Readings:
North Country by Mary Lethert Wingerd ($28.09 on Amazon)
Old Betsey by Mark Diedrich ($60 used on Amazon)
Schedule:
Week 1: Little Crow; Mni Sota and the Fur Trade
Week 2: Alexander Faribault; Henry Rice
Week 3: Henry Whipple; James Shields
Week 4: John North; Rodney Mott
Week 5: The U.S.-Dakota War
Week 6: The Dakota Genocide
Week 7: Henry Sibley
Week 8: Legacies