Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-463) and index.
Contents:
A hole in the dream ; Genesis. 1890 : the messiah and the machine ; Great Basin apocalypse ; The birth of the prophet ; The Ghost Dance arrives ; Indian prophecy, American magic ; Dispersion. Seekers from a shattered land ; Plains passage ; Lakota ordeal ; Tin stars and holy power ; Spirit of the Ghost Dance ; Invasion and atrocity -- Persistence and renewal. The road from Wounded Knee ; Writing "The Ghost Dance religion and Sioux outbreak of 1890" -- The Ghost Dance as modern religion.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.