Now, hundreds of illustrations-including maps, photographs, sketches, and paintings-enhance Brown’s masterpiece, making it even more vivid and personal. Crazy Horse, Red Cloud, Sitting Bull, and Spotted Tail-the great chiefs and warriors of the Dakota, Ute, Cheyenne, and other tribes-come to life through their own words and formal portraits. Here is their view of the events that ultimately left them demoralized and defeated, including: the Battle of Sand Creek Red Cloud’s War the Battle of the Little Bighorn and, of course, the Wounded Knee Massacre. Using council records, autobiographies, and firsthand descriptions, Brown’s work highlighted the voices of those American Indians who actually experienced the battles, massacres, and broken treaties. Upon its publication in 1970, the book was universally lauded and became a cultural phenomenon that proved instrumental in transforming public perceptions of manifest destiny and the “winning” of the West. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: The Illustrated Editionįor the first time: a full-color illustrated edition of Dee Brown’s classic history of the American West!Įloquent, heartbreaking, and meticulously documented, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee follows the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the 19th century.
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