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blackspade

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16. Two other books worth reading as well:

Reply to Stuart G (Reply #11)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 05:14 PM

Dec 2014

The Politics of Indian Removal by Michael D. Green

And How the West was Lost by Stephen Aron

Both of these deal with the early nineteenth century, but they provide a window into the US governments late nineteenth century conflicts with the Indians of the 'New West.'

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Wounded Knee (12-29-1890) [View all] H2O Man Dec 2014 OP

thank you for remembering. niyad Dec 2014 #1

Thank you. H2O Man Dec 2014 #17

thank you! G_j Dec 2014 #2

Very good! H2O Man Dec 2014 #18

And this pipi_k Dec 2014 #3

Right. H2O Man Dec 2014 #19

i remember reading the book and crying. what a sad chapter in american history. spanone Dec 2014 #4

It was terrible. H2O Man Dec 2014 #24

Oomaka Tokatakiya Sunlei Dec 2014 #5

Thank you for that information. I've never seen anything about this on the news. sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #12

you're welcome Sunlei Dec 2014 #15

Thanks for this. Lifelong Protester Dec 2014 #21

There is a video SamKnause Dec 2014 #26

Thank you. jwirr Dec 2014 #6

Thank you. geardaddy Dec 2014 #7

Murder turbinetree Dec 2014 #8

They rose up again in 1973. When AIM took on the GOONs and the FBI. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #9

Spotted Elk, frozen. The dead were left to be buried because of the cold until several days later. panader0 Dec 2014 #10

This books tells all "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" Dee Brown. Stuart G Dec 2014 #11

Two other books worth reading as well: blackspade Dec 2014 #16

I just recently read the book again TorchTheWitch Dec 2014 #13

Fucking shameful blackspade Dec 2014 #14

- G_j Dec 2014 #20

The Real Native Americans colsohlibgal Dec 2014 #22

most excellent post Ramses Dec 2014 #23

How many of these massacres can we ignore before JEB Dec 2014 #25

"how many times can the cannonballs fire?" niyad Dec 2014 #27