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 they drive them along until
             they get them to a corral, and then they slaughter them. So it was
             Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, a work of non-fiction, attempts to
             tell the story of the American West from the perspective of the
             indigenous population, The American Indian. That in itself makes
             Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee an important work of literature as
             it is one of the few books supporting the Indian cause. This is
             done through the use of council records, autobiographies, and
             Each of the book's nineteen chapters deals with a certain tribe,
             battle, or historical event. Brown goes into deep and explicit
             detail throughout, as evidenced by the book's nearly 500 pages.
             However, while some may complain Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee is
             boring or text-book-like, I believe the opposite is actually true.
             Generally, very little is known about this terrible genocide and
             Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a wonderful and interesting
             learning tool. Brown has written many books about the life of the
             American Indian, including Creek Mary's Blood and Killdeer
             Mountain, but Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is clearly his
             Brown made sure to include songs, quotes, and portraits sprinkled
             throughout the book. These are very important as they break the
             monotony of page after page of text. The portraits are well
             selected and placed, as are the quotes, and help present a wider
             Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee helps to open a door into o
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