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Summary: You can't go past this book!!!
Review: Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee, really shows the true spirit of the American Indians. Dee Brown really tells their side of the story, from the depths of their heart-ache at what they lost, to the power and courage expressed in their desperate fight to keep what they had managed to save....it's true...the only way you will ever know what an American Indian is, is by knowing what the American Indians were.
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Summary: The victims' revealing account of the west's Indian Wars.
Review: A history that is seldom, if ever told. For that fact alone I should have given the book five stars, but the unique voice and Indian "way of telling" is also the book's biggest weakness. While this method is lyrical and innovative, there is almost no discussion of conflicts between tribes or even individual Indains. While the results of "civilized" Indian policy came to the same end there is no exploration of what motivated such various white reations to the Indians of the west. Could have used a wider sources to document the individual chapters.It simply may be too big a subject for a single book, but for all the minor flaws, read it. It is like no other history and we should all know the weight we bear.
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Summary: American History Told by Those Who Were Here First
Review: In "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee", Dee Brown offers a compelling and honest view of Native American history told by the natives themselves. It is a heartwrenching and depressing account of one of the greatest atrocities comitted by one race of people against another - the drive of Native Americans from their homeland, the destruction of their culture and the lack of respect and due justice they recieved from the United States Government. This is a central piece of American history that is often brushed under the carpet. "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" is written in compelling, striking language. Your skin will crawl when you read about the Sand Creek Massacre. A must read for all Americans. "I will fight no more, forever." - Chief Sitting Bull.
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Summary: I teach this novel every year
Review: As a teacher of American history, part of my job is to dispel myths about the past. Columbus didn't sail to boldly prove the world was round, but he did initiate the utter devastation of several hundred unique and complex civilizations. The true heroism of Sitting Bull, Red Cloud, Crazy Horse and the other plains chiefs dims the shining light surrounding the names so often mentioned in our textbooks, names like Sherman and Sheridan. The atrocious deeds of men like Chivington and Custer are bad enough, but the acceptance and utter disregard by so many American settlers who readily settled the vacated lands conjures images of the German population during the Holocaust. These and many other reasons (easy readability, compelling stories, etc. ) are why I teach this book to my advanced 8th graders every year.
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Summary: A wonderful history of a truly tragic destruction.
Review: Dee Brown's beautifully written work is so tragic and moving that it's impossible to put down until you've reached the very end, and even then you want to keep on reading. Brown allows the stories to stand for themselves, making them all the more powerful. This is a must for any high school history course.
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Summary: A sad history of how the white man stole the Indians land.
Review: This is a true but sad history of exactly step by step of how the white man tricked, stole, traded and just took over America and moved the Indians out of their homeland. The Indians, unlike the white man never considered the land theirs to buy or sell. Only to preserve the land and care for it for those who followed. The white mans greed for land is what led to the end of the real Native Americans. This story needs to be told to the entire population of the world. If I had the means to help Peter Fonda and this project, I would. This book should be mandatory reading in all high schools in america.
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Summary: The most truthful account of U.S history I have ever read!
Review: This book opened my eyes to the REAL history of the American West. No one who reads this book can deny who the real savages were. It shows the fickle nature of historical "fact" that a country so used to heralding itself as the home of the brave and the land of the free could have such base and shocking beginnings. Despite the fact that I am a New Zealander, I feel an overwhelming sense of shame at being of European blood and therefore of the same basic stock as those whites documented in 'Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee'. I can only imagine how ashamed I would feel if I were an American. Anyone unmoved by this book must have a complete lack of morals and a heart of stone. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the history of one of the most powerful military nations in the world; isn't it ironic?
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Summary: Truly heart gripping history of the great U.S. Natives
Review: By being very sad but nevertheless true, this account of U.S. history is rarely told. Highly recommended to anyone brave enough to submerge and relive both the great and crushing times of the "indians." This book has sold by the millions, and will continue on thriving. I wish they would of offered this material in High Shools! * * * * *
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Summary: I've read no book like this one in my 30+ years of living.
Review: Although this book only focuses on the latter 1800's and early 1900's of American Indian History, the numerous accounts of disgraceful, genocidal acts by the American people against the original inhabitants of this land brought continuous tears and sorrow to my heart. For my heart is now buried at Wounded Knee and Sands Creek. No person born or naturalized as a U.S. citizen should lay down and die without reading this awesome account of American History.
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Summary: this book inspired me to further explore this subject
Review: my father was born in Deadwood, SD and my great grandfather sat on the commission which promised the black hills "forever" to the sioux. this book was an eye opener and when we were last in South Dakota, we took the road to Pine Ridge and we stopped to look at the massacre site and at the lonely and poignant monument at the mass grave. it was the first time i have perceived the enormous insult that mt rushmore must be to the sioux. there were no tourists, no t-shirt stands, the place is as it was--we were so moved by the words on the monument, we wept. more americans should read this book and visit this haunting place.
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