The Dull Knifes of Pine Ridge: A Lakota Odyssey 2nd Edition

by Joe Starita (Author)

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ISBN-13: 978-0803292949

ISBN-10: 0803292945

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Joe Starita tells the triumphant and moving story of a Lakota-Northern Cheyenne family. In 1878, the renowned Chief Dull Knife, who fought alongside Crazy Horse, escaped from forced relocation in Indian Territory and led followers on a desperate six-hundred-mile freedom flight back to their homeland. His son, George Dull Knife survived the Wounded Knee Massacre and later toured in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show. Guy Dull Knife Sr. fought in World War I and took part in the Siege of Wounded Knee in 1973. Guy Dull Knife Jr. fought in Vietnam and is now an accomplished artist. Starita updates the Dull Knife family history in his new afterword for this Bison Books edition.

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"This is a living, heartbreaking account of four generations of a Lakota Sioux family. . . . A truly fine book rich in historical and personal detail of a family and a people."—The Boston Globe

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"No superfluous sentimentality impedes this saga; it moves across the pages with an immediacy that belies its century-plus timespan. . . . The Dull Knifes of Pine Ridge is a story of raw endurance and of a passion for the honorable freedom of mind, heart, and body."—The Miami Herald

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"A fine story of cultural survival and a history that should find a place alongside those of a Crazy Horse or a Sitting Bull-integral parts of the American experience."—Booklist

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"You get to know four generations of Dull Knifes as intimately as the characters of a good novel. . . . [Starita] has written a compassionate book, but an angry book."—The Seattle Times & Post-Intelligencer

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"Highly readable and highly recommended."—Glenn M. Busset, The Manhattan Mercury

(Glenn M. Busset The Manhattan Mercury)

About the Author

An award-winning investigative journalist and former New York bureau chief for The Miami Herald, Joe Starita is now an associate professor of journalism at the University of Nebraska.

Paperback: 392 pages
Publisher: Bison Books; 2nd edition (May 1, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0803292945
ISBN-13: 978-0803292949
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #134,318 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #469 in Native American History (Books)
- #92 in Native American & Aboriginal Biographies
- #240 in Native American Demographic Studies

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bravi

Powerful and moving

Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2017

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Joe Starita has written a powerful and moving history of the Dull Knife family. We chose this for our book club based on the current events at Standing Rock, which has provided yet another occasion for the U.S. government to disregard the rights and needs of our native population. Mr. Starita's insightful book paints a vivid picture of the lives and values of Native Americans. In addition, Dull Knife family members relate the events leading up to the Little Bighorn Battle and the Wounded Knee massacre --oral histories passed down by family members who experienced these events first hand. This is a must read book for anyone who is interested in America's First Nation People.

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Betty J Dameron

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Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2017

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Needed this book to reasearch about Guy Dull Knive and his sculptures.It was a treasure trove of information.Great book and very informative.I had purchased some of his work and it gave an insight to his life and struggles.

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Regina Klone

Great read

Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2017

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Great read and describes a tragic period of American history in great detail.

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GREAT READ

Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2018

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This was a well written and easy to read historical book. I highly recommend this book!

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MissB

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Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2016

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Great Value and Service!

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Ronald R Schultze

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Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2016

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A fascinating family.

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Zack Volquardsen

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Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2015

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Great Product

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Claudine Bull Bear

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Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2015

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Great book ...check this one too ....journey of crazy horse great also

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the traveller

One of the finest books I have had the pleasure of reading

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 10, 2013

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This book is amazing, it grabs you from the first page, and you just have to know all about this family and their lives. It is extremely well researched, and written. Thoughtful and true to it's subjects. I would urge anyone who is interested in the First Nation of the USA, and the history of these resilient and proud people, to get this book post haste.It will make you smile and break. your heart. I could not put it down, and was actually quite lost when I had finished it. Bravo Joe Starita on a very special story.. and to the family subject of the book, you have my admiration, it is a privilege to know about you all.

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Mobro

Very sad true story!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 22, 2016

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Bought this after reading "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee". Very nice quality hard back book. The true story of the Lakota Indians "Dull knifes of Pine Ridge". Extremely sad story of 'man's inhumanity to man'. Both books are told from the Native Americans perspective and the horrendous atrocities committed against the Native Americans. The biggest act of genocide against an indigenous people less than 150years ago.

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Mrs k m smith

Very happy Mister

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 17, 2013

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My partner had this book previously, and it got misplaced, which upset him greatly. He was over the moon when this purchase arrived, as he has Lakota blood in him, this is his family history of sorts. I can't comment on the content of the book as I haven't read it, but my man was engrossed, even though he's read it hundreds of times already!

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 9, 2019

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Awesome book. Awesome people. Awesome history.

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Mrs. Marika Aggett

A fantastic book that I am really looking forward to reading

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 11, 2017

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A fantastic book that I am really looking forward to reading. I will put another post up once I have read the books.

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and is delighted with it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 2, 2015

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Was a gift, recipient requested this book,and is delighted with it. Seller was very prompt, packaging excellent, and was as described.

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Prompt service

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Very prompt, will use again

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 15, 2017

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fantastic product

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Reviewed in Canada on November 13, 2014

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"Hard stories but hey, they're Native American. So, I guess what they've gone through it ok." - society

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