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The Black Hawk War: Further Study Material

Compiled by James E. Lewis, Jr., Kalamazoo College

If you are interested in learning more about Black Hawk, the Sauks and Foxes, and the Black Hawk War, you might want to begin with these works:

William T.

Hagan, The Sac and Fox Indians (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1958).

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Though a bit dated now, this work still provides a very useful discussion of the Sauks and Foxes, including their histories after the Black Hawk War.

Donald Jackson, ed., Black Hawk: An Autobiography (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1955).

There are numerous editions of Black Hawk's autobiography dating back to the 1830s; this one is perhaps the most readily available at present and includes a very helpful introduction.

Roger L. Nichols, Black Hawk and the Warrior's Path (Wheeling, Ill.: Harlan Davidson, Inc., 1992).

This biography uses the story of Black Hawk's life to discuss the Sauks and Foxes and the Black Hawk War. It is thoroughly researched a