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Bury my heart at Wounded Knee : an Indian history of the American West / Dee Brown ; with a foreword by Hampton Sides.

Brown, Dee, 1908-2002 (author).

Summary:

Dee Browns eloquent, meticulously documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian became a publishing phenomenon when first published in 1970. Now in paperback, this stunningly illustrated edition showcases more than 300 images, including maps, drawings, paintings, portraits, and photographs of notable sites and sacred battlefields. Excerpts from such acclaimed books as Where White Men Fear to Tread, along with essays by notable historians and Native American leaders like Joseph Marshall III, enhance the original text.

Record details

ISBN: 9781402760662
ISBN: 1402760663
ISBN: 9781402793370
ISBN: 1402793375
ISBN: 9781402770975
ISBN: 1402770979
Physical Description: xiv, 544 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm
Edition: Illustrated ed.
Publisher: New York : Sterling Innovation, 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 531-534) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

"Their manners are decorous and praiseworthy" -- The long walk of the Navahos -- Little Crow's war -- War comes to the Cheyennes -- Powder River invasion -- Red Cloud's war -- "The only good Indian is a dead Indian" -- The rise and fall of Donehogawa -- Cochise and the Apache guerrillas -- The ordeal of Captain Jack -- The war to save the buffalo -- The war for the Black Hills -- The flight of the Nez Percés -- Cheyenne exodus -- Standing Bear becomes a person -- "The Utes must go!" -- The last of the Apache chiefs -- Dance of the ghosts -- Wounded Knee.