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Dec 28, 2020
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5*****
Subtitle: An Indian History of the American West
Brown’s interest in the history of the American West took him to many resources that were previously ignored in crafting the official textbooks from which millions were taught American history. This work is one attempt to correct the information so many thought they knew. Instead of reading accounts of glory and conquest, we are given the perspective of the Native Americans, who mostly wanted to live in p ...more
5*****
Subtitle: An Indian History of the American West
Brown’s interest in the history of the American West took him to many resources that were previously ignored in crafting the official textbooks from which millions were taught American history. This work is one attempt to correct the information so many thought they knew. Instead of reading accounts of glory and conquest, we are given the perspective of the Native Americans, who mostly wanted to live in p ...more
Dee Brown's poignant narrative is well researched, with an excellent bibliography of the author's sources. It is also well illustrated, with photos or paintings of the various leaders of the native American tribes of the time. There are short biographies of many of the more important individuals, including Black Kettle of the Cheyennes, Little Crow of the Santee Sioux, Red Cloud and Crazy Horse of the Oglala Sioux, Chief Joseph of the Nez Perces ("I will fight no more forever,") Sitting Bull of
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This was a devastating read - it was such a difficult book to get through simply because it was so horrific, tragic and unbelievably callous. How does one sum up the systematic genocide of the Native American Indians in the nineteenth century? Whilst they fought for survival, the white settlers killed mainly for greed and the desire for personal gain, but also because of their unerring belief in their own superiority. I had tears in my eyes on multiple occasions and I frequently had to stop list
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