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Richard E. Jensen - Eyewitness at Wounded Knee - 9780803236097 - V9780803236097
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Eyewitness at Wounded Knee

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Description for Eyewitness at Wounded Knee Paperback. Brings together and assesses for the first time some 150 photographs that were made before and immediately after the massacre Series: Great Plains Photography Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 150 photographs, 15 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1026.

On a wintry day in December 1890, near a creek named Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, the Seventh Cavalry of the U.S. Army opened fire on an encampment of Sioux Indians. This assault claimed more than 250 lives, including those of many Indian women and children. The tragedy at Wounded Knee has often been written about, but the existing photographs have received little attention until now.

Eyewitness at Wounded Knee brings together and assesses for the first time some 150 photographs that were made before and immediately after the massacre. Present at the scene were two ... Read more

For this Bison Books edition each image has been digitally enhanced and restored, making the photographs as compelling as the event itself. Heather Cox Richardson tells the story behind the endeavor to present a meaningful account of this significant historical event.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Series
Great Plains Photography Series
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803236097
SKU
V9780803236097
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-40

About Richard E. Jensen
Richard E. Jensen is the editor of The Pawnee Mission Letters, 1834–1851 (Nebraska 2010) and two volumes of Voices of the American West (Nebraska 2005). R. Eli Paul is the editor of The Nebraska Indian Wars Reader, 1865–1877 (Nebraska 1998). John E. Carter is a senior research folklorist at the Nebraska State Historical Society and the author of Solomon D. ... Read more

Reviews for Eyewitness at Wounded Knee
"Although the subject is somber, the vivid photos and well-written text present a full and useful history."—Omaha World-Herald

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