Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West [Hardcover]

Dee Brown (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1970

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Documents and personal narratives record the experiences of the American Indian during the 19th-century.

--This text refers to the School & Library Binding edition.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

12 1.5-hour cassettes --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 487 pages
• Publisher: Holt, Rinehart & Winston (1970)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0030853222
• ISBN-13: 978-0030853227
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,177,560 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Native American's Perspective, June 20, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Paperback)

This book is essentially a collection of short narrative about the struggles of various Native American cultures in what became the United States. The book is written from the perspective of the Native Americans, and thus has a different emphasis than many of today's high school U.S. History texts (at least not the same emphasis as mine had). I really enjoyed the reading. It was new to hear the side of the story we almost never consider. I would recommend this book to anyone.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, May 12, 2003

By 

David N. Twombly "History Buff" (South Portland, Maine United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Paperback)

Absolutely one of the most thought provoking books I have read. I enjoyed this book so much I did not want to put it down nor have it end.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a MUST read book!, March 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (Hardcover)

As I read this book of unimaginable hardship for the American Indians, my very soul was pained. For it offers the most truthful history of the removal of the Indians from THEIR homeland I have ever read. My heart aches with the knowledge that my anscestors lived both sides of the war mentioned in this book. My blood is thick with Irish and Cherokee...ironic, isn't it? I, as so many others I am sure, feel torn by the horror that the first Americans had to endure at the hands of those who set up colonies here. This is the first book I have read that tells the story from the view of the Natives instead of the white man. I am proud of my Native American heritage, therefore, I feel that this book is of ultimate importance to those of us who yearn for understanding. While I am hurt and somewhat angered by the history, it is imperitive that I learn both sides of this story. Unfortunately, the only history offered in school is one-sided, thus, imperfect. Let us all long to hear the songs of the first true Americans...The Native American Indians. When you have read this book in its entirety, your understanding will be opened. If we had only listened to "those savages" our respect for the land would be great and our natural resources wouldn't be at risk today. Be prepared to feel the emotions of a multitude; raped, murdered, starved, enslaved and stripped of dignity. This book is definitely one that should hold a prestigious place in every library in America!