American Carnage
«Jerome Greene’s retelling of Wounded Knee is simply kili (awesome). Please read and understand."" - Her Many Horses, Michael, Wounded Knee community member ""The story of Wounded Knee has been told many times, yet never from the vantage of such a wealth of new sources. Jerome A. Greene provides the definitive last word in this masterfully told account."" - R. Eli Paul, author of Blue Water Creek and the First Sioux War, 1854-1856
""Wounded Knee is an inordinately complex story. Jerome A. Greene’s thoughtful, artful, passionately written story is destined to become its new foundational history."" - Paul L. Hedren, author of After Custer: Loss and Transformation in Sioux Country
""Jerome Greene is uniquely qualified to take on this controversial topic. His long record of publication demonstrates the highest standards of scholarship and guarantees the solidity of his treatment of Wounded Knee."" - ROBERT M . U T L E Y author of Sitting Bull: The Life and Times of an American Patriot
""American Carnage is an important addition to the body of work on Wounded Knee. Greene’s hefty volume furnishes a comprehensive discussion of the U.S. Army’s most infamous massacre of indigenous people."" - Western Historical Quarterly
""Much has been written about the confrontation at Wounded Knee, but with its meticulous research, evenhanded coverage, and masterful prose, Greene’s book ranks among the best and most complete accounts of this American tragedy."" - Choice
""American Carnage is an excellent book on a complex and controversial subject. Thoroughly researched and incisively written, it is as balanced as any work on the Wounded Knee tragedy can possibly be."" - Army History»
As the year 1890 wound to a close, a band of more than three hundred Lakota Sioux Indians led by Chief Big Foot made their way toward South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation to join other Lakotas seeking peace. Les mer
Epic in scope and poignant in its recounting of human suffering, American Carnage presents the reality-and denial-of our nation's last frontier massacre. It will leave an indelible mark on our understanding of American history.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780806169064
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
Anmeldelser
«Jerome Greene’s retelling of Wounded Knee is simply kili (awesome). Please read and understand."" - Her Many Horses, Michael, Wounded Knee community member ""The story of Wounded Knee has been told many times, yet never from the vantage of such a wealth of new sources. Jerome A. Greene provides the definitive last word in this masterfully told account."" - R. Eli Paul, author of Blue Water Creek and the First Sioux War, 1854-1856
""Wounded Knee is an inordinately complex story. Jerome A. Greene’s thoughtful, artful, passionately written story is destined to become its new foundational history."" - Paul L. Hedren, author of After Custer: Loss and Transformation in Sioux Country
""Jerome Greene is uniquely qualified to take on this controversial topic. His long record of publication demonstrates the highest standards of scholarship and guarantees the solidity of his treatment of Wounded Knee."" - ROBERT M . U T L E Y author of Sitting Bull: The Life and Times of an American Patriot
""American Carnage is an important addition to the body of work on Wounded Knee. Greene’s hefty volume furnishes a comprehensive discussion of the U.S. Army’s most infamous massacre of indigenous people."" - Western Historical Quarterly
""Much has been written about the confrontation at Wounded Knee, but with its meticulous research, evenhanded coverage, and masterful prose, Greene’s book ranks among the best and most complete accounts of this American tragedy."" - Choice
""American Carnage is an excellent book on a complex and controversial subject. Thoroughly researched and incisively written, it is as balanced as any work on the Wounded Knee tragedy can possibly be."" - Army History»