Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
By Dee Brown
- Release Date: 2012-10-23
- Genre: History of the Americas
Description
The “fascinating” #1 New York Times bestseller that awakened the world to the destruction of American Indians in the nineteenth-century West (The Wall Street Journal).
First published in 1970, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee generated shockwaves with its frank and heartbreaking depiction of the systematic annihilation of American Indian tribes across the western frontier. In this nonfiction account, Dee Brown focuses on the betrayals, battles, and massacres suffered by American Indians between 1860 and 1890. He tells of the many tribes and their renowned chiefs—from Geronimo to Red Cloud, Sitting Bull to Crazy Horse—who struggled to combat the destruction of their people and culture. Forcefully written and meticulously researched, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee inspired a generation to take a second look at how the West was won. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dee Brown including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.
Reviews
REQUIRED READING
5By dackmaddy107this should be standard curriculum in every school across the americas.Excellent
5By chanel#19Well researched and wonderfully written. A must read if you love the old west!Sad
5By CadotonicI have waited a long time to read this book. I just finished it tonight. It is a pity what has been done to these people.they were robbed of everything not once but several times. As a man of history, it makes me ashamed to be a part of the government that did these things to a noble people.Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
5By Geoff the RefHeartbreaking. I never cease to be amazed at the inhumanity man can show to his fellow man, and the white, so-called, intelligent man has been responsible for so many atrocities worldwide. As a new US citizen, this book has been an eye-opener for me and it's a book I have had on my list for years. I remember the effect it had on my father when he read it in the 80s, and it was despair. I despair.Incredibly Heartbraking
5By Singlefin11568This book is an excellent read if you are at all curious about how and why Native Americans were systematically harrassed, tricked and ultimately eliminated. I highly reccomend this book.
