Lakota America

Hämäläinen should be regarded as an author at the forefront of a new American history, in Lakota America he effortlessly pieces together an almost entirely overlooked 400 year history of a mighty empire that was able to legitimately challenge the American imperial machine and govern and perform diplomacy effectively. Lakota America should reframe and re-contextualize any American's understanding of the history of the American West and its extensive details provide an intimate portrait of a fascinating people whose legacy can never be erased.