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  • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

  • An Indian History of the American West
  • By: Dee Brown
  • Narrated by: Grover Gardner
  • Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (671 ratings)
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

By: Dee Brown
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
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Summary

Dee Brown's eloquent, meticulously documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the 19th century uses council records, autobiographies, and firsthand descriptions. Brown allows great chiefs and warriors of the Dakota, Ute, Sioux, Cheyenne, and other tribes to tell us in their own words of the battles, massacres, and broken treaties that finally left them demoralized and defeated. A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee changed forever our vision of how the West was really won - and lost.
©1970 Dee Brown; Preface 2000 by Dee Brown (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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"Original, remarkable, and finally heartbreaking....Impossible to put down." ( New York Times)
"Shattering, appalling, compelling....One wonders...who indeed were the savages." ( Washington Post)

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great

Original, remarkable and finally heartbreaking...Impossible to put down * New York Times * Shattering, appalling, compelling * Washington Post * An essential insight into modern America * Daily Telegraph * Calculated to make the head pound, the heart ache and the blood boil * The Times *

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Unbelievably tragic.

So sad from start to finish . Thought provoking and outlook changing . Not a pleasant listen .

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Great book

As someone who loves History and anything native American I am grateful for this book to share how the white man has persecuted the poor Native Americans.in parts this book is sad but it gives a real insight into the the most important time period for the native Americans when the Europeans arrived.

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Tragic history

Fascinating but tragic story of genocide of the Native Americans. Exploitation and lies used to steal land and destroy an ancient culture. Like many civilised countries created on the blood of indigenous people. Well written and accessible!!

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Must be read

What a heart rending story.
Fascinating and a damning window into ‘civilisation’ and it’s greed and arrogance.

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An important listen

A painful overview of what preceded a society enjoyed by many today with little knowledge of truly what came before. In a world where indigenous people around the world are still suffering at the hands of commercial interest and corruption, the lessons from this book are as vital as ever.

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Detailed historical recount

Heart rendering and detailed account of the treachery and systematic abuses by white Americans, which destroyed North American Indians. this book is an almost endless litany of the horrific injustices committed to tribe after tribe of innocent North American Indians. the Invaders who saw themselves as superior, systemically & inhumanly dispossessed and exterminated entire races of people. the appalling genocide is a story that needs telling.
4 star because it read more like a history book, than a story, each massacre sounding like the last. this made the account a little dry to read, despite the mind blowing nature of this reall life story.

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Very informative

Really good can be hard to listen to with the cruelty and manipulation that was set on the natives

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phenomenal.

what an eye opening extraordinary book. would highly recommend it, not usually into history but this was captivating from start to finish.

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A Life-Changing Work

A deeply affecting chronicle of the American genocide of the 19th century. This is a history that should have much wider recognition.

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