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Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre
Wounded Knee Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre
Author: Heather Cox Richardson
On December 29, 1890, five hundred American troops massed around hundreds of unarmed Lakota Sioux men, women, and children near Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota. Outnumbered and demoralized, the Sioux posed no threat to the soldiers and put up no resistance. But in a chaotic scene, the Americans opened fire with howitzers, killing nearly three h...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780465025114
ISBN-10: 0465025110
Publication Date: 11/8/2011
Pages: 392
Edition: First Trade Paper Ed
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Publisher: Basic Books
Book Type: Paperback
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