![]() ![]() The crux of Brown’s book was focused on the history of Native Americans in the American West. On the whole, he covers the historical events that happened to the Native Americans between the years 1860-1890. In the 19 chapters of the book, the author dealt with the massacre carried out by the whites on the different tribes of the Native-Americans. Based on the book, in 2007 a television movie was made by HBO Films.īrown starts his story by briefly stating the discovery and early settlement of the white people in America in 1492. The book sold one million copies on hardcover and four million copies in paperback. The Washington Post in its review of the book said it was “shattering”, while The New York Times reported the book to be “heartbreaking”. The popularity of the book grew beyond the U.S when it was translated into seventeen different languages. The first edition was published in 1970 and became the New York Best Seller. This non-fiction book was introduced to me by an American friend named Muhammad Garyson. One of the interesting books that I have read during my undergraduate studies was one written by Dorris Alexander popularly known as Dee Brown, entitled “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West”. Publisher: New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston ![]() ![]() Title of the Book : Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee ![]()
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