American Indian removal and the trail to Wounded Knee /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Kevin Hillstrom and Laurie Collier Hillstrom
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Detroit, MI :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Omnigraphics,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2010
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvi, 250 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill., map ;
Dimensions
25 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Defining moments
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-240) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
European colonization of the "New World" -- A vanishing way of life -- Standing in the way of westward expansion -- Sitting Bull and the Sioux wars -- The massacre at Wounded Knee -- American Indians in a White world -- The legacy of Wounded Knee
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Analyzes the development of Indian removal policies and the tragedy at Wounded Knee, the 1890 massacre of American Indians by U.S. Cavalry troops. Examines the wider context of Indian-white relations in America. Features include a narrative overview, biographies, primary sources, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and index"--Provided by publisher
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Indians of North America-- Great Plains-- Government relations-- History-- 19th century
Indians of North America-- Relocation-- Great Plains
Indians, Treatment of-- United States-- History-- 19th century