Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Dee Brown's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a fully documented account of the annihilation of the American Indian in the late 1800s ending at the Battle of Wounded Knee. Brown brings to light a story of torture and atrocity not well known in American history. The fashion in which the American Indian was exterminated is best summed up in the words of Standing Bear of the Poncas, "When people want to slaughter cattle …

…war profiteering.Dee Brown's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a wonderfully writtenand insightful piece of American literature. The author asks us toconfront our past, which may make us uncomfortable. But there aretwo sides to every story, and Brown shows us the side that werarely see. By forcing us to think about these issues, Dee Brownaccomplished the goal he set out to achieve when he began writingthis eye opening account of the American West.