Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Dee Brown’s Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a fully documented account of the annihilation of the American Indians in the late 1800s ending at the Battle of Wounded Knee. Brown brings to light a story of torture and evil not well-known in American history. Many people don’t known about the struggles and ordeals that the Native Americans had to endure; this book brings to light a side of history that few would be proud of.Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee helps to open a door into our past. It forces us to look at the dark side of American history and the lengths white men went to fulfill the Christian manifest destiny. With the exception of a few, the white man is portrayed as an indiscriminate murderer. They killed Native Americans regardless of age or sex, often mutilating the bodies. This kind of shocking behavior gives the reader a horrifying view of the birth of this great nation. Each chapter tells the same story, just with different tribes, but I believe Brown had a purpose for writing this way. It shows that no matter where the Indians turned or what they did, they were overp
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Approximate Word count = 764
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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