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American Indian removal and the trail to Wounded Knee / Kevin Hillstrom and Laurie Collier Hillstrom.

Summary:

"Analyzes the development of Indian removal policies and the tragedy at Wounded Knee, the 1890 massacre of American Indians by U.S. Cavalry troops. Examines the wider context of Indian-white relations in America. Features include a narrative overview, biographies, primary sources, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and index"--Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9780780811294 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0780811291 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xvi, 250 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
  • Publisher: Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, c2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
European colonization of the "New World" -- A vanishing way of life -- Standing in the way of westward expansion -- Sitting Bull and the Sioux wars -- The massacre at Wounded Knee -- American Indians in a White world -- The legacy of Wounded Knee.
Subject:
Indians of North America > Relocation > Great Plains.
Indians of North America > Great Plains > Government relations > History > 19th century.
Indians, Treatment of > United States > History > 19th century.
Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.