New Book on Indian Wars

[Maven]

There's a new book on the Indian Wars, "The Earth is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West" by Peter Cozzens. On the strength of the favorable comment about it in the "NY Times Book Review" a few weeks ago, I purchased it and just finished reading it. It is a thorough, compelling history of the Indian wars and may be of great interest to many here.

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[BillinOregon]

Maven, did you find the author took a relatively unbiased and dispassionate approach?

 

[Maven]

Quite objective, Bill and very different than De Loria's one sided representation of long ago. Many U.S. Army personnel, for ex., were sympathetic to the Indians' plight even though they were foes. As a reader, I couldn't help feeling sorry for them as well and thoroughly disgusted with the federal gov't. and Congress Sound familiar? They were a PITA even then!) However, it's also pretty clear that given our history, i.e., westward migration, the market for bison fur/robes, Manifest Destiny, and the construction of the transcontinental RR, that the Plains Indians couldn't coexist with each other, and more importantly, us.

 

[BillinOregon]

I have that volume on my list, Maven. Thank you so much for bringing it to light here!

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[Maven]

You're most welcome, Bill! :thumbsup:

 

[chawbeef]

There's a new book on the Indian Wars, "The Earth is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West" by Peter Cozzens. On the strength of the favorable comment about it in the "NY Times Book Review" a few weeks ago, I purchased it and just finished reading it. It is a thorough, compelling history of the Indian wars and may be of great interest to many here.

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I'll have to read that'un. I just finished one about the Commanches. "Empire of the Summer Moon"

 

[FishDFly]

I go to go to Phoenix year to shoot the Western and we stop in Fort Bowie so the wife get her wine.

They have some great photos of famous Indians,
The Fort and the military.

Will order the book.

 

[Maven]

Hope you enjoy it as much as I did, Richard!

 

[FishDFly]

Maven,

The book is well written with a lot of foot notes for documentation.