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Author:

Hillstrom, Kevin, 1963-

Title:

American Indian removal and the trail to Wounded Knee / Kevin Hillstrom and Laurie Collier Hillstrom.

Publisher:

Omnigraphics,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

xvi, 250 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Indians of North America--Relocation--Great Plains.
Indians of North America--Great Plains--History--History--19th century.
Indians, Treatment of--United States--History--19th century.
Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.

Other Authors:

Hillstrom, Laurie Collier, 1965-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-240) and index.

Contents:

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.

Summary:

"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.

Series:

Defining moments

ISBN:

0780811291 (hc.)
9780780811294 (hc.)

LCCN:

2010004676

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)