American Carnage by Jerome A Greene
The first comprehensive account of Wounded Knee to appear in more than fifty years, this volume explores the complex events preceding the tragedy, the killings, and their troubled legacy. In this gripping tale, Jerome Greene explores why the bloody engagement happened and demonstrates how it became a brutal massacre.
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
""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 A. Greene is retired as Research Historian for the National Park Service. He is the author of numerous books, including Stricken Field: The Little Bighorn since 1876, Battles and Skirmishes of the Great Sioux War, 1876-1877: The Military View; Lakota and Cheyenne: Indian Views of the Great Sioux War, 1876-1877; and Morning Star Dawn: The Powder River Expedition and the Northern Cheyennes, 1876, all published by the University of Oklahoma Press.
Thomas Powers is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. His most recent book is The Killing of Crazy Horse.
Thomas Powers is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. His most recent book is The Killing of Crazy Horse.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780806144481 |
| ISBN 10 | 0806144483 |
| Title | American Carnage |
| Author | Jerome A Greene |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of Oklahoma Press |
| Year published | 2014-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 620 |
| Prizes | Winner of Spur Awards (Nonfiction-Historical) 2015 |
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