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Author:

Michno, Gregory, 1948- author.

Title:

Three battles of Sand Creek : the Cheyenne massacre in blood, in court, and as the end of history / by Gregory F. Michno.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Savas Beatie LLC,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

233 pages

Subject:

Sand Creek Massacre, Colo., 1864.
Cheyenne Indians--Wars, 1864.
Arapaho Indians--Wars.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Part I. In blood -- The road to Sand Creek -- Camp Weld Conference -- The march to Fort Lyon -- The last night of peace -- The approach -- Flags and friendlies -- A battle -- A massacre -- Scalp dance -- Night of phantoms -- Death of Jack Smith -- Aftermath -- Part II. In court -- Denver Military Commission -- Joint Committee in Washington -- Doolittle's Committee -- Conflicting testimony -- Battle or massacre? The fallacy of the false dichotomy -- Part III. The end of history -- Eyewitness testimony -- False memories -- Leading questions -- Trauma and memory -- Memory alteration and cognitive dissonance -- Don't confuse me with the facts -- Oral history -- Memories of three Sand Creek witnesses: Bent, Chivington, and Soule -- Ghosts busted at Sand Creek -- Postmodernism -- The end of history.

ISBN:

1611213118
9781611213119

OCLC:

(OCoLC)927363861

LCCN:

2016019329

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

AXPF626 -- Oskaloosa Public Library (Oskaloosa)