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Eyewitness at Wounded Knee
Contributor(s): Jensen, Richard E. (Author), Paul, R. Eli (Author), Carter, John E. (Author)

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ISBN: 0803236093     ISBN-13: 9780803236097
Publisher: Bison Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2011
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical
- Photography | Photoessays & Documentaries
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies
Dewey: 973.8
LCCN: 2011015470
Series: Great Plains Photography
Physical Information: 0.77" H x 9.24" W x 9.47" L (2.29 lbs) 232 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Native American
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Geographic Orientation - South Dakota
- Cultural Region - Upper Midwest
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
 
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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 itinerant photographers, George Trager and Clarence Grant Morelodge, whose work has never before been published. Accompanying commentaries focus on both the Indian and the military sides of the story. Richard E. Jensen analyzes the political and economic quagmire in which the Sioux found themselves after 1877. R. Eli Paul considers the army's role at Wounded Knee. John E. Carter discusses the photographers and also the reporters and relic hunters who were looking to profit from the misfortune of others.

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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