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Book

Massacring Indians : from Horseshoe Bend to Wounded Knee

Call Number

  • 970.00497 N621 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2021]

Physical Description

ix, 184 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Summary

"Examines the unique circumstances and common elements of ten significant massacres committed by U.S. Army units against American Indians, and presents them as part of a larger pattern of U.S. military aggression"--Provided by publisher.

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Red Stick War, 1813-1814
  • Bad Axe, 1832
  • Ash Hollow, 1855
  • Bear River, 1863
  • Sand Creek, 1864
  • Washita River, 1868
  • Marias River, 1870
  • Skeleton Cave, 1872
  • Fort Robinson, 1878-1879
  • Wounded Knee, 1890
  • Conclusion.

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