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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.

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Format: TradePaperback
Author: Brown, Dee
ISBN: 9780805086843
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 8.20 x 1.00
Number Of Pages: 512
Publication Year: 2007

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History must be seen from all perspectives

Michael G. - 3 years 9 months ago

Dee Brown's "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" is a classic of American nonfiction. The author tells the surprising story of America's westward expansion during the nineteenth century, and how it affected those who already lived here, and how its effects extend to the modern day. Although written in a direct and engaging style, this book amazes as much as it breaks the heart. The author once said that Americans often look westward when considering nineteenth century American history, but that as they read this book, they should be facing eastward. Seeing history from the perspective of the abused, marginalized, or otherwise forgotten reminds us that success sometimes comes in the form of sacrifices made by the victor, but also in the form of others' suffering.
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Iconic History of the American West from the Native American point of view.

BRUCE L. - 5 years 6 months ago

Excellent history of the settlement of the West from the Native American point of view. It is now frequently used as required reading in US History classes and Ethnic/Native American Studies classes. #BannedBook
Forever an important read

Raven C. - 5 years 10 months ago

“My God and my mother live in the West, and I will not leave them. . . I was born there. I shall remain. I have nothing to lose but my life, and that they can come and take whenever they please, but I will not move.” - Manuelito, Navaho chief One of the most tragic and moving histories of all time, this books showcases the hearltess and relentless destruction of entire peoples. Well-researched and thorough, this book is a necessity for every American (or human) as it finally tells a history not simply through the eyes of history's triumphant, but of the murdered, mistreated, and often forgotten counterparts. It's a bleak read, but the bleakest point of all is that it is history and not fiction. #SummerReading

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History must be seen from all perspectives

Iconic History of the American West from the Native American point of view.

Forever an important read