12/3/13

In the Shadow of Wounded Knee by Dan Kurzman



★★½

GENRE: History
SUBJECT: Indian Wars
Setting: Dakotas
CHARACTERS: Red Cloud, Plenty Horses, Spotted Tail, Richard Pettigrew,Sitting Bull
DATE READ: November 16 - November 29
NO. OF PAGES: 302
Off the Shelf (pre-2013)? Source?:   no, library

PLOT:....................................................................2.50
CHARACTERIZATION:.......................................3.00
TOPICS: ...............................................................2.50
STYLE:..................................................................2.50
ORIGINALITY:.......................................................2.50
ADDICTIVENESS:..............................................3.00
OWNERSHIP:......................................................2.00
Threshold Quality.................................................2.00
Average..............................................................................................2.50

This book  recapped the final era of the Indian Wars before the Indians were placed on the reservations permanently.  The information was there but difficult to digest.

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