In 1874, under the direction of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer, the U.S. Army launched an expedition into the sacred Black Hills of the Dakota Territory-despite treaties that had guaranteed the land to the Lakota Sioux. What they found there would change everything: gold, shimmering in the streams and embedded in the hills. Within months, a stampede of miners, gamblers, and outlaws surged into the region, hungry for fortune and willing to risk everything to seize it.

The Black Hills Gold Rush delivers a gripping narrative of the events that led to one of the most controversial acts of American expansionism. From Custer's calculated incursion to the boomtown chaos of Deadwood, this book explores the clash between Manifest Destiny and Native sovereignty, frontier greed and Indigenous resistance, and the real people behind the legends-including Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, and the Lakota leaders who fought to defend their homeland.

Inside this book, you'll discover:
-The real story of the 1874 Custer Expedition that violated sacred Lakota territory and sparked an unstoppable gold rush
-How Deadwood transformed from empty gulch to infamous boom town in just months, attracting legends like Wild Bill Hickok
-The Lakota perspective on the invasion of Paha Sapa, their sacred homeland, and the resistance led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse
-The true cost of westward expansion-broken treaties, environmental destruction, and cultural genocide
-Contextual analysis of the Lakota resistance and the road to the Great Sioux War

Perfect for readers of:
-Frontier and Western American history
-Native American studies and Indigenous rights
-Military history and biographical accounts
-Environmental and legal history
-Anyone seeking the truth behind America's most enduring myths

Buy your copy of The Black Hills Gold Rush today and uncover the explosive true story behind America's most infamous frontier town.