Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781613839003 (1613839006)
Publish date: May 15th 2007
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Pages no: 481
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Literature,
American,
War,
Politics,
American History,
Western,
Race
This is a tragedy. So sad especially because it's true. They just wanted to be left alone. It's interesting for historical non-fiction IMO (I'm usually more of a fiction reader). It's first-hand accounts from people who were there.
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Very good story of the near extinction of Native American Indians in the late 1800s. Extremely sad, and makes you wonder what hope there is for the human race in general when you read this type of story. Really made me think about the plight of others. Each chapter tells part of the story, usually f...
Audiobook was available at Downpour for only USD5.95. Excellent narration by Grover Gardner.DEVASTATING. Very difficult reading. Dense. I am very glad it was written and that I have read it. The language used is perfect. I don't know how to properly convey to what extent this book upset me. Everyone...
A sweeping work of history, which I would have enjoyed even more if I were better with names. Brown recounts the interactions between native Americans and European immigrants almost as a series of episodes, and if you don't keep the names straight, it can sound a lot like the same things happening o...