The Dakota Conflict, or Great Sioux Uprising as it was called, occurred 150 years ago in 1862 and became identified as part of the American Civil War. This collector's edition is set amongst this theater of the American Civil War, where the Sioux Nation rebelled against Minnesota and led to some of the bloodiest conflicts of the period.

"Blood on the Prairie" tells the story of the Sioux uprising as seen through the eyes of those who witnessed the atrocities of this Indian war. Whites and Indians, both historical and fictional, tell the story of the uprising as they perceived it, and readers are allowed to form their own conclusions of these events.

Blood on the Prairie: A Novel of the Sioux Uprising is an historical fiction novel based upon the events of the Great Sioux Uprising in Minnesota, now referred to as the Dakota Conflict. The author is a direct descendant of paternal familial residents of Mankato Minnesota at that time. Mankato was also the site of the hanging of 38 Sioux warriors convicted of committing atrocities against Minnesota settlers during the Dakota Conflict. This remains the largest mass execution in United States history. The hanging execution was carried out by the Union Army per the order of President Abraham Lincoln, and was an action of the American Civil War. The Dakota Conflict remains controversial to this day.