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The Lakota Ghost Dance of 1890
Rani-Henrik Andersson
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Description for The Lakota Ghost Dance of 1890
Paperback. Presents Indian accounts together with the views and observations of Indian agents, the U.S. Army, missionaries, the mainstream press, and Congress Num Pages: 462 pages, 5 photographs, 7 illustrations, 1 table, 5 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 646.
A broad range of perspectives from Natives and non-Natives makes this book the most complete account and analysis of the Lakota ghost dance ever published. A revitalization movement that swept across Native communities of the West in the late 1880s, the ghost dance took firm hold among the Lakotas, perplexed and alarmed government agents, sparked the intervention of the U.S. Army, and culminated in the massacre of hundreds of Lakota men, women, and children at Wounded Knee in December 1890.
Although the Lakota ghost dance has been the subject of much previous historical study, the views of Lakota participants ... Read more
A broad range of perspectives from Natives and non-Natives makes this book the most complete account and analysis of the Lakota ghost dance ever published. A revitalization movement that swept across Native communities of the West in the late 1880s, the ghost dance took firm hold among the Lakotas, perplexed and alarmed government agents, sparked the intervention of the U.S. Army, and culminated in the massacre of hundreds of Lakota men, women, and children at Wounded Knee in December 1890.
Although the Lakota ghost dance has been the subject of much previous historical study, the views of Lakota participants ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
462
Condition
New
Number of Pages
462
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803245914
SKU
V9780803245914
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About Rani-Henrik Andersson
Rani-Henrik Andersson is an Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Helsinki.
Reviews for The Lakota Ghost Dance of 1890
"For the first time, historical perspective from Lakota accounts, both written and oral, have been given their rightful place, along with accounts from various Indian agents and the U.S. Army. . . . This book is the most well-rounded account of the subject to date."—Linda Wommack, True West "Well written and researched, this is a landmark book on the Lakota ... Read more