Very high level view of the plight of the Native American people up until Wounded Knee. It was a good read at a high level that can then be supplemented with books on Crazy Horse, Geronimo and others. It really short shifted Wounded knee and treated it more as a bookend then a defining moment in the history as implied with the title. For a good in death look at Wounded Knee see a Heather Richardson's book.

great history lesson

favorite characters native, Americans their love of nature

yes,by being informative.

nothing wrong great job.

read to learn the truth story of evil.

It is a rarely discussed subjectt of 19th century American History that is described to the reader by an even more rare voice...that of the Aboriginal American.

No

If you are a history buff you will love this book. The book tells it like it was not just a bunch of cover up. Like most books.

The names of all the chief you could walk in their foot steps all the way thru history.

The excitement and the detail love to listen to these books.

Detailed Informative Accurate!

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The Truth and Reality of America's Indian Population! !!!

I truly regret that I did not get to read this book earlier in life, to be more informed.

‘Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee’ is an general overview concerning the plight of the Native American in 19th Century America – nothing more, nothing less. If you are looking for a good history book that details the demise of the Native American Tribes, this is the book for you. If you are looking for a personal heart-felt narrative that focuses on the main players, this is not it.
For the most part, I liked this book and I learned a lot about the struggles of the Native Americans. I had a hard time focusing on everything that was going on, but I got the general idea. After a while, the stories became a little repetitious. I listened to this book after listening to ‘Empire of the Summer Moon,’ a narrative of the Comanche Indians, so I was really ready to move on after listening to four sections of Native Americans versus inconsiderate white settlers.
I was hoping to get a written version of the HBO movie with the same title. That story is in this book, but only in a general way. I wanted something a little more personal. I would have liked this book to focus on one particular tribe, really getting into their lives – the way they grew up, why they behaved a certain way, the way they interacted with one another… This isn’t that kind of book. This is simply a summary of the 19th Century Native American struggling and failing against the inevitable.

40 years after being written, it is still very relavant, and helpful to gain a historical perspective that is not commonly discussed in the mainstream. The book was well written, well read, and very specific, rather than having a pan-American Indian style of generalizing.

This book is full of many real life heroes, why pick only one.

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Many.

I have had this book on my wish list of reads for years, and even bought a couple copies but never got around to it (as I don't have much time to sit down and read), but thanks to it being available on audiobook, I have finally listened to it, and was not dissapointed at all. I lost many nights sleep due to not being able to "put it down" (what is the listening version to that term?). I have no doubt that I will re-read/listen to this book a few more times in my life.

the historical facts are finally told out loud.

How the government did and still does treat Native Americans like dirt. I am French Indian and it burns me how they were treated.

All of it.

yes

It is so sad that a beautiful people, who cared about the enviorment and all peoples where treated like dirt, as everyone else in this country was receiving freedom. They were here first, what gave the English the right to come in and take their land, steal from the earth, it just goes on and on and still does.

It was just presented as facts - dates and events. I know it is non fiction but the only way I was able to get through it was by listening as I was driving.

Fiction

No

Sadness and boredom.

I found this book difficult to get through. It is profound, powerful, and infinitely sad. I am far more sensitive now to issues dealing with native americans. This was an education I needed, and think everyone should read. I read it because it is part of the Congressional Library's "88 Books that Shaped America" display this year.