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Indlæser... Oh What a Slaughter: Massacres in the American West: 1846--1890af Larry McMurtry
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Interesting, although it's so short that it's hardly a book and McMurtry's writing is a little drifty at times, as if he'd work on a section and then take a long break before writing the next. Not his best work but a nice introduction to the material. ( ) McMurtry examines six western massacres, paying particular attention to Mountain Meadows, Sand Creek, and Wounded Knee. This book worked well right after reading Dee Brown, McMurtry puts the incidents in a little more context. I found the section about Mountain Meadows the most interesting since somehow I had never heard of it. Current attempts by the Mormans to deny their role in the massacre only increased my interest. Being a huge fan of McMurtry I expected a little more. McMurtry writes about several of the somewhat lesser known Indian massacres with the exception of Wounded Knee. Since the book is fairly thin there is not as much detail as I would have liked but there are still some interesting facts to be learned. At times the book reads like a glorified term paper. However, on the positive side the brief synopsis of each massacre may spurn the reader's interest to further study. While brief in pages McMurty's passion, knowledge and love for the West still shines through. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
A history of the bloody massacres that marked--and marred--the settling of the American West in the nineteenth century, and which still provoke immense controversy today. Here are the true stories of the massacres at Sacramento River, Mountain Meadows, Sand Creek, Marias River, Camp Grant, and Wounded Knee, among others. These massacres involved Americans killing Indians, Indians killing Americans, and, in one case, Mormons slaughtering a party of settlers. McMurtry's descriptions recall their full horror, and the deep, constant apprehension and dread endured by both pioneers and Indians. By modern standards the death tolls were small--Little Big Horn in 1876 was the only encounter to involve more than 200 dead--yet in the thinly populated West of that time, the violent extinction of a hundred people had a colossal impact. At the sites today, the taint is still powerful enough to affect locals who happen to live nearby.--From publisher description. No library descriptions found. |
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