Voices of Wounded Knee
| Author | : William S. E. Coleman |
| Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
| Total Pages | : 474 |
| Release | : 2001-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0803205686 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780803205680 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (680 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Voices of Wounded Knee by : William S. E. Coleman
Download or read book Voices of Wounded Knee written by William S. E. Coleman and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Voices of Wounded Knee, William S. E. Coleman brings together for the first time all the available sources-Lakota, military, and civilian-on the massacre of 29 December 1890. He recreates the Ghost Dance in detail and shows how it related to the events leading up to the massacre. Using accounts of participants and observers, Coleman reconstructs the massacre moment by moment. He places contradictory accounts in direct juxtaposition, allowing the reader to decide who was telling the truth.