The Best Selling Book Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee An...

The best selling book â€Å"Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee - An Indian History of the American Westâ€Å" was written in 1971 by Dee Brown. It is a textbook account of much of the Native American experience in the era of European contact through the western expansion years early in United States history. It is comprehensive to a point, it does not completely tell the history of every tribe that had contact with the white people and the American government. What it does cover, to the best of my knowledge, is historically accurate. Being an historical account it reports the events from a historian’s perspective. Although it is somewhat biased, it is from a Native American historian’s perspective, it doesn’t attempt to dramatize the history. The text is pragmatic. The stating of the facts is boring and almost tedious in places throughout the book. It contains no dialogue with the exceptions of quotes meant to give credence to an account. There are parts of the book that, to me, read like the bible book of Genesis, as it gives names and family stories in a similar fashion. An example of this can be found in chapter 7 which reads: â€Å"Among them were Tall Bull, White Horse, Gray Beard, Bull Bear, and other Dog Soldier chiefs. The great war leader Roman Nose also went along, and so did the two half-breed Bent brothers. ...Among the few who did was George Bent. He especially wanted to see Black Kettle’s niece, Magpie, and not long after their reunion he made her his wife.† 1 TheShow MoreRelatedBury My Heart At Wounded Knee And Manifest Destiny2120 Words   |  9 PagesBury My Heart at Wounded Knee and Manifest Destiny Amanda Grav Manifest Destiny could be described as the European-White Man’s belief that they were destined to settle the land that now accounts for America. In Dee Brown’s telling, he describes the relationships of the Native Americans, the settlers of the states, and the United States government in a factual, yet emotional description. In Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, his stance is explained, as well as the background for his story. Accounts ofRead MoreSummary of Bury My Heart and Wounded Knee4415 Words   |  18 Pagesby: Tham Allen A. Cartagenas III – St. James Submitted to: Sir Jerico Irinco Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee By Dee Brown Table of Contents 1. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: Introduction 2. Dee Brown Biography 3. One−Page Summary 4. Summary and Analysis 5. Quizzes 6. Characters Introduction Dee Browns Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee was first published in the United States in 1970. This landmark book—which incorporated a number of eyewitness accounts and official records—offered a scathingRead MoreSummary of Bury My Heart and Wounded Knee4423 Words   |  18 PagesProject In English Submitted by: Tham Allen A. Cartagenas III à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å" St. James Submitted to: Sir Jerico Irinco Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee By Dee Brown Table of Contents 1. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: Introduction 2. Dee Brown Biography 3. Oneà ¢Ã‹â€ Ã¢â‚¬â„¢Page Summary 4. Summary and Analysis 5. Quizzes 6. Characters Introduction Dee Browns Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee was first published in the United States in 1970. This landmark bookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â‚¬ which incorporated a number of eyewitness accountsRead MoreDeveloping Management Skills404131 Words   |  1617 PagesSuzanne Duda Lead Media Project Manager: Denise Vaughn Full-Service Project Management: Sharon Anderson/BookMasters, Inc. Composition: Integra Software Services Printer/Binder: Edwards Brothers Cover Printer: Coral Graphics Text Font: 10/12 Weidemann-Book Credits and acknowledgments borrowed from other sources and reproduced, with permission, in this textbook appear on appropriate page within text. Copyright  © 2011, 2007, 2005, 2002, 1998 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall, One