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PublisherHolt & Company, Henry

ISBN-100805086846

ISBN-139780805086843

eBay Product ID (ePID)57571375

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Book TitleBury My Heart at Wounded Knee : an Indian History of the American West

Number of Pages512 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2007

TopicUnited States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), United States / 19th Century, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Native American

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, History

AuthorDee Brown

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.6 in

Item Weight15.9 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.4 in

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Dewey Edition23

ReviewsôShattering, appalling, compellingàone wonders, reading this searing, heartbreaking book, who, indeed, were the savages.ö ûWilliam McPherson, The Washington Post ôExtraordinarily powerful.ö ûNat Hentoff ôA fascinating, painful document.ö ûEdmund Fuller, The Wall Street Journal ôA first-rate accountùstrongly and ardently written.ö û The New Yorker, "Shattering, appalling, compelling...One wonders, reading this searing, heartbreaking book, who, indeed, were the savages." -- William McPherson, The Washington Post "Extraordinarily powerful." -- Nat Hentoff "Original, remarkable, and finally heartbreaking . . . Impossible to put down." -- The New York Times, "Shattering, appalling, compelling...One wonders, reading this searing, heartbreaking book, who, indeed, were the savages." --William McPherson, The Washington Post "Extraordinarily powerful." --Nat Hentoff "Original, remarkable, and finally heartbreaking . . . Impossible to put down. "- The New York Times, Shattering, appalling, compelling...One wonders, reading this searing, heartbreaking book, who, indeed, were the savages., "Shattering, appalling, compelling...One wonders, reading this searing, heartbreaking book, who, indeed, were the savages."-William McPherson, The Washington Post "Extraordinarily powerful."-Nat Hentoff "Original, remarkable, and finally heartbreaking . . . Impossible to put down."- The New York Times, "Original, remarkable, and finally heartbreaking. . . . Impossible to put down." -- The New York Times "Shattering, appalling, compelling. . . . One wonders, reading this searing, heartbreaking book, who, indeed, were the savages." -- The Washington Post "A first-rate account--strongly and ardently written." -- The New Yorker

Dewey Decimal978.00497

SynopsisImmediately recognized as a revelatory and enormously controversial book since its first publication in 1971, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" is universally recognized as one of those rare books that forever changes the way its subject is perceived. Now repackaged with a new introduction from bestselling author Hampton Sides to coincide with a major HBO dramatic film of the book, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee." " ""Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee "is Dee Brown's classic, eloquent, meticulously documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century. A national bestseller in hardcover for more than a year after its initial publication, it has sold over four million copies in multiple editions and has been translated into seventeen languages. Using council records, autobiographies, and firsthand descriptions, Brown allows great chiefs and warriors of the Dakota, Ute, Sioux, Cheyenne, and other tribes to tell us in their own words of the series of battles, massacres, and broken treaties that finally left them and their people demoralized and decimated. A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" changed forever our visionof how the West was won, and lost. It tells a story that should not be forgotten, and so must be retold from time to time., Immediately recognized as a revelatory and enormously controversial book since its first publication in 1971, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is universally recognized as one of those rare books that forever changes the way its subject is perceived. Now repackaged with a new introduction from bestselling author Hampton Sides to coincide with a major HBO dramatic film of the book, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is Dee Brown's classic, eloquent, meticulously documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century. A national bestseller in hardcover for more than a year after its initial publication, it has sold over four million copies in multiple editions and has been translated into seventeen languages. Using council records, autobiographies, and firsthand descriptions, Brown allows great chiefs and warriors of the Dakota, Ute, Sioux, Cheyenne, and other tribes to tell us in their own words of the series of battles, massacres, and broken treaties that finally left them and their people demoralized and decimated. A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee changed forever our vision of how the West was won, and lost. It tells a story that should not be forgotten, and so must be retold from time to time., The landmark, bestselling account of the crimes against American Indians during the 19th century, now on its 50th Anniversary. First published in 1970, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is Dee Brown's eloquent, meticulously documented account of the systematic destruction of American Indians during the second half of the nineteenth century. A national bestseller in hardcover for more than a year after its initial publication, it has sold almost four million copies and has been translated into seventeen languages. It was the basis for the 2007 movie of the same name from HBO films. Using council records, autobiographies, and firsthand descriptions, Brown introduces readers to great chiefs and warriors of the Dakota, Ute, Sioux, Cheyenne, and other tribes, revealing in heartwrenching detail the battles, massacres, and broken treaties that methodically stripped them of freedom. A forceful narrative still discussed today as revelatory and controversial, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee permanently altered our understanding of how the American West came to be defined.

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