Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
| AUTHOR | Brown, Dee |
| PUBLISHER | Holt Paperbacks (05/15/2007) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
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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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780805086843
ISBN-10:
0805086846
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
512
Carton Quantity:
32
Product Dimensions:
5.30 x 1.40 x 8.10 inches
Weight:
1.20 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product - Canadian,
Annotated,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents,
Ikids,
Movie/TV Tie-In,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
History | Indigenous - General
History | United States - 19th Century
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
7.9
Point Value:
27
Interest Level:
Upper Grade
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
978.004
Library of Congress Control Number:
2008270227
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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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Author:
Brown, Dee
Dee Brown is a leading authority on western American history and the author of many highly acclaimed books on this subject. He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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