wounded knee massacre, s.d., 1890

Chronicles the conflicts between Native Americans and white settlers and the American government that took place between 1876 and 1890, recounting how thousands of Indians were slaughtered, taken from their lands, and forced to adapt to the settlers' way of life.

Provides an overview of the December 1890 massacre of more than 250 Native American men, women, and children by U.S. Cavalry troops at Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota, as well as background on the principal figures involved.

The author presents a definitive account of the Wounded Knee massacre on December 29, 1890, describing how the seeds of that conflict were born from fear and the Washington politics of the day.

Traces the white man's conquest of the Indians of the American West, emphasizing the causes, events, and effects of the major Indian Wars leading to the symbolic end of Indian freedom at Wounded Knee.

"Explains the massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890, including its chronology, causes, and lasting effects"--Provided by publisher.

A biography of the Paiute messiah whose vision of a land free from white domination led to the Ghost Dance religion and was ultimately shattered by the Wounded Knee Massacre.

Reclaiming Lost Bird and providing new details of the Wounded Knee Massacre, the story of a kidnapped Lakota Indian child raised as white portrays a young girl robbed of her roots and abused by an alien culture.

Narrates the events leading up to the massacre which marked the end of a long succession of wars between whites and Indians, and concludes with a description of the battle itself.

Explores the causes of the Wounded Knee massacre and examines how this event impacted the United States' relationship with Native Americans. Also charts the event's legacy and place in modern culture.