num_pages: 487
description: 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 the 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 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.
language: English
title: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
titlecomplete: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
characters: Cochise, Crazy Horse, Chief Joseph, Little Crow, Geronimo, Kicking Bird, Red Cloud, Manuelito, Ten Bears, Sitting Bull, Ely Parker, Quanah Parker
genres: Politics, Historical, Native Americans, Race, American History, Classics, War, Nonfiction, Westerns, History
ratings_count: 89377
publisher: Vintage