Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
by Dee Alexander Brown · first published 1672
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An American Indian History, a 1970 book by American writer Dee Brown that covers the history of Native Americans primarily in the American West in the late nineteenth century. Although the title refers to a particular event location, many tribes from across the northern continent are included.
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Not who you’re replying to, but two books that stood out to me in that regard, especially as an American, and left a lasting impression are: (1) Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown, and (2) Sundown Towns by James Loewen
on “Education Is a System of Indoctrination of the Young (1989) [video]” ↗These are the ones I've liked best Neal Thompson - "Driving with the Devil: Southern Moonshine, Detroit Wheels, and the Birth of NASCAR" Dee Brown - "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" Nicholas Johnson - "Big Dead Place" - about living in Antartica Mark Noll - "The Civil War as a Theological Crisis" David Halberstam - "The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War" Stanley Karnnow…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2015?” ↗An excellent book in that regard and for anyone looking to learn more is Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown.
on “U.S. Supreme Court deems half of Oklahoma a Native American reservation” ↗Interesting that books like "Bury my heart at wounded knee" by Dee Brown doesn't seem to come up in these threads - but maybe it's in the high school curriculum in the US? Which reminds I've yet to read Isaac Asimov's books on the history of North America/USA.…
on “Ask HN: What are some must read books?” ↗