It tells a story that should not be forgotten, and so must be retold from time to time. Dee Brown wrote more than twenty-five books on American history and the West, including Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. 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. /rebates/2fbook-search2ftitle2fbury-my-heart-at-wounded-knee2fauthor2fdee-brown2ffirst-edition2f&. 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. Hampton Sides is editor-at-large for Outside magazine, and the author of Ghost Soldiers, Blood and Thunder, Hellhound On His Trail, and, most recently, In the.

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.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.īury 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. 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. It was the basis for the 2007 movie of the same name from HBO films.

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.

The landmark, bestselling account of the crimes against American Indians during the 19th century, now on its 50th Anniversary.įirst 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. Dee Brown Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West Paperback by Dee Brown (Author), Hampton Sides (Foreword) 7,992 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 4.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.

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