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 … 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.
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A narrative of singular intensity.
I cried my eyes out after reading the atrocities committed in our history. Great book to read and learn from
We should be ashamed
Very good informative book showing how greedy and corrupt white America was in dealing with Native Americans. Makes me ashamed of my forefathers.
Showed what really happened at Wounded Knee.
This book gives a completely new perspective on the way the native Americans were treated by the U.S. government. Very informative and very sad.
One of the best books I’ve ever read. Combines history in a romantic setting (ie. Moon of the Popping Cherries,etc)
Easy to read history. Sad but true.
Tragic historical account. Well worth the read.
This is a book everyone should read! I cried for how cruelly we treated the Indians! I could say that five times not much else needs to be said.I wish we could do that history over and do it better!
This is a book that should be required reading in schools. The tragedy of the Native American in this country is heart-breaking.
Wasnt what expected….
A very sad part of American history. Treatment of Native Americans has been a true tragedy and shameful part of our history.
With what’s happening in the Dakotas with the pipeline, this book gives important background about the history of broken relationships with the Native American people.
A wonderful and educational introduction to the real history of the Native Americans leaders who had to deal with the early years of European encroachment into the continent now known as North America and their enduring struggles to protect their people in the face of theft, betrayal and eventual reduction or loss of their traditional lands. …