Best Book Of All Time
By Nardz13
@Nardz13 (5054)
New Zealand
April 11, 2007 3:44am CST
How many readers out there have read the book "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee" By Dee Brown. First published in the United States back in 1970. One heart felt book this one. This book bought out emotions I thought I never had. I urge anyone who loves reading a really great book to read this one... Its Realism at its best...
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@Wanderlaugh (1622)
• Australia
11 Apr 07
Couldn't agree more, Nardz13. I read that book in the 80s, still have a copy, and I've worn the front cover off it. Unforgettable, history in the raw, brilliantly written.
That was the book that really got me interested in the indigenous cultures. I've read a lot more since, but wow, that one is a real stand alone. When it came out, it was iconic, one of the few cultural revelations of the 70s that really deserved all the praise it got. Anyone watching this thread, if you haven't read it, you've really missed something.
It's shocking, it's inspiring, it's frightening, it's an indictment of a whole civilization...
And so help me, if there was ever a book that needed to be written, that is the book. "Stunning" barely describes it.
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@Nardz13 (5054)
• New Zealand
11 Apr 07
Hi there, thank you for your positive response. Like you this book got me interested in the indigenous peoples of the United States, A people and there culture on the otherside of the world from me, that I knew nothing of until I read this truly awsome book. The book really opened me up to a whole new world, in knowing my people were not alone in there struggle and strife with land and life issues. The book for me is the best book I've ever picked up and read. I felt all the emotions one can feel, at the torment and on going struggle these proud and peaceful people suffered. A real eye opener. Thanks a bunch... And do let me know of any other books similar lol thanks. The Author Dee Brown is one brave and brilliant guy...
@Wanderlaugh (1622)
• Australia
12 Apr 07
Couple of books that might interest you:
Crow Dog, by Crow Dog, interpreter Richard Erdoes, and another by Mary Brave Bird, Crow Dog's wife.
Crow Dog is a major figure in the Native American Church. He's a Lakota, a practiser of traditional beliefs, and a former and current activist at Oglala. These two books are an unintentional sequel to Wounded Knee, in a way, and include the gunfight in the 70s at Wounded Knee between the Sioux and the strange paramilitary forces they met under the the then governor of South Dakota.
Another good book is Geronimo's biography, which is currently downstairs in the garage under a ton of books I just moved. You can probably search it on the net.
The amount of background material these books provide to Wounded Knee has to be seen to be believed. A lot of tradition, anecdote, and the utterly indescribable environment endured by these people is about as mindblowing as Wounded Knee itself.
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@Nardz13 (5054)
• New Zealand
12 Apr 07
Hi wanderlaugh, Im going to take a trip to the library later on today and go find Crow Dog by Crow Dog, Im hoping they have it on there shelves... I have read Geronimo biography and enjoyed it thoroughly. Once again thanks, I appreciated your kindnest.
@simran1430 (1790)
• India
11 Apr 07
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