The Long Death: The Last Days of the Plains Indians (Paperback)

by Ralph K. Andrist (Author) "THE last gunfire on the Great Plains between Indians and soldiers of the United States was exchanged on a bitterly cold day in 1890, the..." (more)
Key Phrases: fighting white men, hide men, wood train, United States, Captain Jack, Bozeman Trail (more...)

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Product Description
This compelling narrative explains how Native Americans found themselves time and again betrayed by the ever-expanding white nation of the East, fighting for lands on the edge of the shrinking frontier. Long considered a classic, this edition features an introduction by Dee Brown, author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.

About the Author
Ralph K. Andrist, scholar and radio journalist, is the author of California Gold Rush, Steamboats on the Mississippi, and Andrew Jackson, Soldier and Statesman. He resides in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 371 pages
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press (June 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806133082
• ISBN-13: 978-0806133089
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #524,402 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly surprised, December 12, 2006

By	Scalp "Creek" (Grannys Neck, Texas) - See all my reviews

After reading the other review calling the book revisionist...I was pleasantly surprised, by this book. I would call it very evenly balanced, presenting both sides of the historical record. Very equally balanced, and also extraordinarily well written. The author was a master of story telling. His historical accounts not only present events I had never heard of, they do it in such a way that you are informed and engrossed in the historical account.
Highly recommended for study of the Sioux, early Minnesota,plus many other tribes and states. (Osage, comanche, etc)
Your obt. servant,
Doc

5.0 out of 5 stars Holds up well, June 11, 2009

By	David Randolph - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I had this book as part of a college course in the mid 1970s and just finished re-reading it. It holds up well and will always be a relevant book. Most of my books from my college days are long gone, but I kept this one and refer to it often. In fact, that is why I am here...to purchase another copy since mine is so well worn. It is often referred to as pro-Indian, but, as a previous reviewer noted, it is very well balanced. It should be required reading for any American history student and I highly recommend it. Andrist is a gifted storyteller and prompted me to read other material about this subject. You will not be disappointed.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book I ever Read on the Subject, May 5, 2009

By	Jennifer Rice (Sacramento, California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is far and away better than the more widely read book by Dee Brown, Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee. It goes further in depth, has better pace, lacks a "sentimentality" rampant in Dee's work, and the story telling quality is unsurpassed. I couldn't put it down, I had to order another one because I wore out my first copy.