Description: Biographical Dictionary of American Indian History to 1900, an updated and expanded edition of Who Was Who in Native American History, summarizes the lives of Indians and non-Indians central to Indian history. More than 1,000 A-to-Z entries profile men and women who have made significant contributions from early contact until 1900. This edition also features a further reading list/bibliography, expanded subject indexes, and a new general index.

Profiles include:
-- Tribal Leaders, such as Sitting Bull (Hunkpapa Lakota), Massasoit (Wampanoag), William Apess (mixed Pequot), and George Sword (Oglala Lakota)
-- Medicine Men and Women, such as Molly Ockett (Abenaki), Papounhan (Lenni Lenape), and Pretty Shield (Crow)
-- Warriors, such as Crazy Horse (Oglala-Brule Lakota), Kauxuma Nupika (Kootenai), and Stone Forehead (Northern Cheyenne)
-- Prophets, such as Neolin, the Delaware Prophet (Lenni Lenape), Wovoka (Northern Paiute), Nakaidoklini (Apache), Da'tekan (Kiowa), and Jake Hunt (Klickitat)
-- Scholars and Educators, such as William Jones (mixed Fox), Franz Boas, and Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
-- Traders, such as Magdelaine La Framboise (mixed Ottawa), Mary Musgrove (mixed Creek), and William Henry Ashley
-- American and European Statesmen, such as Patrick Henry, Andrew Jackson, and Lewis Cass
-- Guides and Army Scouts, such as Sacajawea (Shoshone), Francisco de Chicora (probably Shakori), Christopher "Kit" Carson, and Davy Crockett
-- Explorers, such as John Cabot, Jean Ribault, and William Clark
-- Artists and Photographers, such as Carl Bodmer and Howling Wolf (Southern Cheyenne).

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