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1800 S Native American Plight

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... Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Dee Brown's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a fully documented account of
the annihilation of the American Indian in the late 1800’s ending at the Battle of Wounded Knee. Brown brings to light a story of torture and atrocity not well known in American history. The manner in which the American Indian was exterminated is best summed up in the words of Standing Bear of ... ... want to slaughter cattle they drive them along until they get them to a corral, and then they slaughter them. So it was with us_. "
The novel, a work of non-fiction, tells the story of the American West from the perspective of the indigenous population, The American Indian. Brown’s thesis is quite clear: explaining the truth about a shameful event in American History. He establishes a unique viewpoint while incorporating an important work ...

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