s titled "The Only Good Indian Is A Dead Indian." It talks about the terrible killing of many Indians. Chapter 8 tells the story of Donehogawa, a Seneca chief who was also a military secretary to General Grant and Commissioner of Indian Affairs.. The Cheyenne and the Sioux joined together, but still they were not strong enough to stand up against the US cavalry. They did not want to move to the new reservation. Chapter 9e tells the story of Cochise and the Apache fight against the American invasion. Chapter 10 tells how the California Indians held out as long as they could, but they lost in the end. Captain Jack tried to save his people, but in the end he was hanged for "crimes" against the US. Chapter 11 tells how the white men destroyed the buffalo, which the Indians depended on to survive. Chapter 12 tells how the Sioux fought for their land in South Dakota. Chapter 13 tells how the US forced the Nez Perce to leave their home. Chapter 14 tells how the Cheyenne traveled father away from home, looking for a place to live in peace. Chapters 15 through 18 add more stories of Americans invading the land of the Indians and killing many of them and sending the rest to reservations. Chapter 19 tells the story of Wounded Knee, in which the soldiers massacred many Indians for no good reason. They had a sun dance because they were hoping for a better life. But the white men saw the dance as a threat of war. This chapter has some of the songs of the Indians.This book shows a unique view of the Indian and a different way to look at the Old West. This book tells many stories and is fully documented. Together, the stories demonstrate the systematic destruction of the American Indians in the second half of the nineteenth century. The author uses council records, autobiographies, and firsthand descriptions. Thus, Brown allows the great chiefs and warriors of many tribes to tell the stories in their own words. They describe the ba...
