The Story of Wounded Knee
Author:
R. Conrad Stein
Illustrator:
David J. Catrow III
Publication:
1983 by Children's Press
Genre:
History, Military, Non-fiction, World Cultures
Series:
Cornerstones of Freedom (Illustrated Cover with White/Colored Stripe)
Pages:
31
Current state:
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"A PEOPLE'S DREAM DIED THERE. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DREAM."
By 1890 the Indians of the Great Plains were a beaten people. Then Kicking Bear convinced the Sioux that the Ghost Dance would lead them to victory and freedom. Fearing a new war, Washington sent the Army into South Dakota. The soldiers turned their cannons on a camp of 350 starving Indians and the massacre began.
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R. Conrad Stein
1937 -American
R. Conrad Stein was born and grew up in Chicago. He enlisted in the Marine Corps at the age of eighteen and served for three years. He then attended... See more
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