About the author: Richmond L. Clow is professor emeritus of Native American Studies at the University of Missoula. A graduate of the University of South Dakota, he received his doctorate in history from the University of New Mexico. Clow has written extensively on the American Indians of the Northern Great Plains in addition to the history of the Black Hills. A longtime contributor to South Dakota History, he is the editor of The Sioux in South Dakota History: A Twentieth-Century Reader from the South Dakota Historical Society Press. He received the Robinson Award from the South Dakota State Historical Society for lifetime achievement in history.

Image description: The illustration on the cover displays a close-up portrait of the Lakota leader Spotted Tail. His face is serious, he has long dark hair, and he is wearing traditional clothing tied to the neck. The background is white, the author’s name is printed in the top right corner, and the title is printed in white letters on the bottom half.