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Ex-army doctor Jonathan Westgate arrives at the outpost of Laramie Junction and finds trouble. The town's trade is selling horses to the army, and while Joan Britton handles a few honestly purchased steeds, her rival, Stephen Cook is happy to rustle his ponies from the local Sioux. Westgate promises the local chief Red Cloud he'll put a stop to the illegal trading, but Cook frames him for the ...
During the Civil War, in Wyoming, horse dealers Joan Britton and Stephen Cook are competing to supply the Union Army with horses. A Cherokee is in the area to stir up the Sioux against the Union just as Cook decides to steal a herd of Sioux horses. Ex-army doctor Jonathan Westgate opposes Cook’s unscrupulous methods as well as being Cook’s rival for the affections of Joan. It seems ...
Several genuine Native Americans dot the cast of Universal's The Great Sioux Uprising. The scene is the frontier outpost of Laramie Junction, where livery stable owner Joan Britton (Faith Domergue) and rancher Stephen Cook (Lyle Bettger) carry on a friendly rivalry while trading horses with the cavalry.
Mar 1, 1997 · C.M. Oehler. 3.00. 10 ratings3 reviews. In August 1862 the Sioux of Minnesota rose up against their white neighbors in the bloodiest massacre in the history of the West, with four times the fatalities of the Battle of Little Big Horn. They had been viewed by white settlers as a friendly tribe, but in reality they were deeply resentful over the ...
Jun 15, 1993 · This is an excellent, well-researched, well-written, and even-handed description of the Great Sioux Uprising of 1862, its genesis, and its aftermath. The Sioux Uprising of 1862 was responsible for the largest number of wartime civilian deaths in U.S. history until 9/11; reliable estimates of white civilian deaths during the Uprising range ...
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