Dee Brown, the foremost popular historian of the American West, has been exploring its "true history" for over 50 years in some 30 books and dozens of historical articles. Known for his forceful and... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Have seen about half of this in other works (the orignials) by Brown. But it's a great collection covering a range of writings. Good intro, if you're not already sold on Brown's scholarship and writing.
deserves 6 stars
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
If I could read only one writer about the American West, it would be Dee Brown. His Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a landmark. This anthology is exactly what I like - a smorgasboard of fascinating, factually accurate tales that fill in our understanding of the events, people and times of the Old West. Best of all, I feel he's clear-eyed and unencumbered by politics in describing American Indians and the conflicts and interactions with white Americans. Read it and pass it along!
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