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A review by jatkin02
Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre by Heather Cox Richardson
5.0
Dr. Richardson keys off of the slaughter at Wounded Knee -- and tells the narrative of that day twice, as both introit and recessional. Between those tellings she outlines in tremendous detail the political machinations of the Benjamin Harrison administration, its inherent corruption (especially with regards to Indian agents), the dramatic struggle over tariff protectionism, the addition of multiple western States in order to guarantee late 19th century Republican dominance in the Senate.
The argument is that these political realities created the murderous machinery that played out at Wounded Knee in particular, and across Indian Country in general.
People (like myself) who consider Donald Trump to be the worst president in US history should bone up on Benjamin Harrison.
Students of the Ghost Dance will find extended and detailed discussions here, with reference to all available current scholarship.
Also notable is that the book relies on first person interviews conducted by Eli Ricker which weren't published until the 1980s and verified previously-discounted Indian version of the slaughter.
Excellent work. Highly recommended.
The argument is that these political realities created the murderous machinery that played out at Wounded Knee in particular, and across Indian Country in general.
People (like myself) who consider Donald Trump to be the worst president in US history should bone up on Benjamin Harrison.
Students of the Ghost Dance will find extended and detailed discussions here, with reference to all available current scholarship.
Also notable is that the book relies on first person interviews conducted by Eli Ricker which weren't published until the 1980s and verified previously-discounted Indian version of the slaughter.
Excellent work. Highly recommended.