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Wounded Knee : party politics and the road to an American massacre / Heather Cox Richardson.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Richardson, Heather Cox.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.
United States--Politics and government--1889-1893.
United States.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (393 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New York : Basic Books, c2010.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
An acclaimed historian uncovers the story behind the massacre at Wounded Knee, demonstrating how party politics in Washington, D.C. made the South Dakota catastrophe inevitable
Contents:
A new nation, a new economy
A divided nation
The westward "march of civilization"
Managing the west
A season of desperation
Once set in motion
The massacre
The aftermath.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-282-74868-8
9786612748684
0-465-02130-1
OCLC:
647927229

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