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Oh What a Slaughter: Massacres in the American West, 1846 - 1890
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LENGTH4 hrs and 24 mins
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RELEASE DATE11-30-05
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Publisher's Summary
Here are the true stories of the West's most terrible massacres: Sacramento River, Mountain Meadows, Sand Creek, Marias River, Camp Grant, and Wounded Knee, among others. These massacres involved Americans killing Indians, but also Indians killing Americans, and, in the case of the hugely controversial Mountain Meadows Massacre in 1857, Mormons slaughtering a party of American settlers, including women and children.
McMurtry's evocative descriptions of these events recall their full horror, and the deep, constant apprehension and dread endured by both pioneers and Indians. By modern standards the death tolls were often small, Custer's famous defeat at Little Big Horn in 1876 was the only encounter to involve more than 200 dead, yet in the thinly populated West of that time, the violent extinction of a hundred people had a colossal impact on all sides. Though the perpetrators often went unpunished, many guilty and traumatized men felt compelled to tell and retell the horrors they had committed. From letters and diaries, McMurtry has created a moving and swiftly paced narrative, as memorable in its way as such classics as Evan S. Connell's Son of the Morning Star and Dee Brown's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.
©2005 Larry McMurtry; (P)2005 Tantor Media, Inc.
What the Critics Say
"This book will make an outstanding addition to western history collections." (Booklist)
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"Biased"
If you want to hear, "White man is bad - Indians are good", then this is your book. The author uses adjectives like "Brave, Warrior, peaceful" when speaking of the Indians and "corrupt, greedy, massacrers" for the white settlers.
The book was more like the author's notebook and not well organized.10 of 14 people found this review helpful -
Flavius Morro Bay, CA, United States 07-01-10 Member Since 2009
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"Enjoyable and Balanced"
After reading some of the other reviews, I was worried about what I would find in this book.
I think that too often in recent years authors will use history as a way of bludgening the reader with his or her take on current events. I was expecting that here.
However, with one notable and unfortunate exception toward the end of the book, I thought that McMurtry did a pretty good job of staying balanced. Massacre is his subject, after all, and massacres have a way of drawing out judgements.
I agree with the other reviewers regarding the narrator. I didn't put me off the book, obviously, but I grew tired of hearing him breathe.1 of 1 people found this review helpful -
"Boring!!!"
I was very interested in this book because of the subject, but the reader of this book makes listening to this book boring. I stopped listening to this audio book after 30 minutes. also the reader does not know how to pronounce the rape correctly. Not worth the money or time to download. If you interested in this book, buy the book and read it!
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"This is a shame"
This author of such gripping historical novels turns to history and cranks out a rather boring book with frequent intrusion of his opinions on current world events. A man with a disappointing naive view of these events.
1 of 3 people found this review helpful