Wounded Knee : party politics and the road to an American massacre
(2010)
Nonfiction
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Call Numbers:
973.86/RICHARDSON,H
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PUBLISHED
New York : Basic Books, [2010]
©2010
©2010
DESCRIPTION
vii, 363 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780465009213 (alk. paper), 0465009212 (alk. paper), 9780465009213
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
A new nation, a new economy -- A divided nation -- The westward "march of civilization" -- Managing the west -- A season of desperation -- Once set in motion -- The massacre -- The aftermath
Argues the fierce partisanship, heated political rhetoric, and an irresponsible, profit-driven media were responsible for the massacre of three hundred Lakota Sioux at Wounded Knee