Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee: An Indian History Of The American West

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The American West, 1860-1890: years of broken promises, disillusionment,

war and massacre. Beginning with the Long Walk of the Navajos and ending

with the massacre of Sioux at Wounded Knee, this extraordinary book tells

how the American Indians lost their land, lives and liberty to white

settlers pushing westward. Woven into a an engrossing saga of cruelty,

treachery and violence are the fascinating stories of such legendary

figures as Sitting Bull, Cochise, Crazy Horse and Geronimo. First published

in 1970, Dee Brown''s brutal and compelling narrative changed the way people

thought about the original inhabitants of America, and focused attention on

a national disgrace.