Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West [Paperback]

Amy Ehrlich (Adapter), Dee Brown (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 15, 1993

Dee Brown's bestselling adult book, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, opened the eyes of a generation to the Indian struggle to survive the white man's expansion. This young adult edition relates the profoundly disturbing story of the plunder of the great Indian nations.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Battle by battle, massacre by massacre, broken treaty by broken treaty, this is a documented, gripping chronicle of the Indian struggle from 1860 to 1890 against the white man's systematic plunder."--Booklist, about Dee Brown's best-selling adult book, Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee

"Fusing scholarship with a capacity for writing a story of epic proportions, Brown has cut through a mass of white expansionist rhetoric to give the reader an Indian perspective of the conquest of the trans-Mississippi West for the last four decades of the nineteenth century. Highly recommended."--Choice, about Dee Brown's best-selling adult book, Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee

"Based largely upon primary source materials such as treaty council records, pictographic and translated autobiographical accounts of Indian participants in the events and contemporary newspaper and magazine interviews, this extensively researched history is sufficiently readable to interest young adults and general readers. Recommended for wide purchase."--Library Journal, about Dee Brown's best-selling adult book, Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee

About the Author

Dee Brown is a leading authority on western American history and the author of many highly acclaimed books on this subject. He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Amy Ehrlich is the author of several young-adult novels and is currently the editor-in-chief of Candlewick Press in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) (November 15, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805027009
• ISBN-13: 978-0805027006
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #474,475 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely an eye opener!, June 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (Paperback)

I'm glad that I read this book. I have never read about history from this point of view. It was moving! This version was written for young adults, and I feel that students should be required to read this at least in high school. Many people will be moved to tears and heartbroken as I was.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Be wary, September 29, 2010

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Kirjan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (Paperback)

I learned about the book 'Bury My Heart and Wounded Knee' in my college history class and was intrigued. especially living in Minnesota and being able to trace a small part of my lineage to the Dakota of Minnesota. After looking at a copy of the book at a nearby used book store I knew I had to have it. After receiving this particular book from Amazon I was in for a surprise. It was then when I noticed the subtitle on the book. "Adapted for young readers.''

I figured that meant nothing more than simplifying the reading so younger readers could understand it. One problem, it Also meant that not Everything that is in the book 'Bury my heart at wounded knee' is in this book. I don't know the exact extent yet of what was left out but all I know is the part I specifically wanted the book for was not in there. In the original there is a chapter on 'Little Crow's war'. This is concerning the Dakota Uprising in Minnesota in 1862. A significant event when it comes to Native American/White Settler/U.S. Government relations. But an even completely left out of this book. To say I was disappointed would be an understatement.

The rest of the book is still informative but quite a let down to expect something that should be in the book, but wasn't. So be wary and realize that if you want to read all of Dee Brown's book then you need to buy 'Bury my heart at wounded knee' and not an adaption.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Puts certain American icons into a different light, September 13, 2005

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Hangmansjoke "hangmanjoke" (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (Paperback)

I read this book quite a few years ago, but up until that time I looked at George Armstrong Custer as an American hero. After reading this book I realized what he really was...a mass murderer!

This book will break your heart, and possibly bring you to tears, but it is a great read. It tells the history we were all taught in school from the other side, the side no one wanted us to know as children. Read this book and you'll agree with me. True american history, with no punches pulled.