Gregory Michno
1) The Three Battles of Sand Creek: The Cheyenne Massacre in Blood, in Court, and as the End of History
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TRANS-MISSISSIPPI THEATER BOOK OF THE YEAR (BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS) — CIVIL WAR BOOKS AND AUTHORS
The Sand Creek battle (or massacre) occurred on November 29-30, 1864, a confrontation between Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians and Colorado volunteer soldiers. The affair was a tragic event in American history, and what occurred there continues to be hotly contested. Indeed, labeling it a "battle" or a "massacre" will likely start an argument before any...
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In August of 1862, hundreds of Dakota warriors opened without warning a murderous rampage against settlers and soldiers in southern Minnesota. The vortex of the Dakota Uprising along the Minnesota River encompassed thousands of people in what was perhaps the greatest massacre of whites by Indians in American history. To read about the fast paced and unpredictable flood of killing and destruction is to discover heartrending emotion, irony, tragedy,...
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2007
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Shares accounts of men, women, and children who were taken captive by Native Americans in the years between 1830 and 1885, focusing on events that occurred in Texas, featuring profiles of the victims before capture, explaining how they became captives, and discussing the effects of their captivity on the rest of their lives.