Trail to Wounded Knee
Subtitle: the last stand of the Plains Indians, 1860-1890
By: Herman J. Viola.
Publisher: National Geographic
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
Subjects: Indians of North America -- Great Plains -- Wars; Indians of North America -- Great Plains -- Government relations; Indians, Treatment of -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Red Cloud's War, 1866-1867; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890; United States -- History -- 19th century; United States -- Race relations; United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century
Description: Chronicles the three decades of war between the Plains Indians and the U.S. government that ended with the massacre at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, covering such topics as the Sand Creek Massacre, Red Cloud's ambush, the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the defeat of the Nez Perce, and the Cheyenne Outbreak.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.