account of the annihilation of the American Indian in the late

1800s ending at the Battle of Wounded Knee. Brown brings to light

a story of torture and atrocity not well known in American

history. The fashion in which the American Indian was exterminated

is best summed up in the words of Standing Bear of the Poncas,

"When people want to slaughter cattle they drive them along until

they get them to a corral, and then they slaughter them. So it was

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, a work of non-fiction, attempts to

tell the story of the American West from the perspective of the

indigenous population, The American Indian. That in itself makes

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee an important work of literature as

it is one of the few books supporting the Indian cause. This is

done through the use of council records, autobiographies, and

Each of the book's nineteen chapters deals with a certain

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee helps to open a door into our past.

However, while some may complain Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee is

throughout the book. These are very important as they break the

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a wonderful and interesting

selected and placed, as are the quotes, and help present a wider

Generally, very little is known about this terrible genocide and

It forces us to look at the dark side of our American history and

learning tool. Brown has written many books about the life of the

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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)