text God's red son : the Ghost Dance religion and the making of modern America
- Summary
- In 1890, on Indian reservations across the West, followers of a new religion danced in circles until they collapsed into trances. In an attempt to suppress this new faith, the US Army killed over two hundred Lakota Sioux at Wounded Knee Creek. Lou... Read more
- Contents
- Introduction: a hole in the dream -- Genesis -- The messiah and the machine, 1890 -- Great Basin apocalypse -- Birth of the prophet -- The Ghost Dance arrives -- Indian prophet, American magic -- Dispersion -- Seekers from a shattered land -- Plai... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- xiii,479 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher
- Basic Books 2017
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 299 WAR in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
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Wovoka approximately 1856-1932
Mooney, James 1861-1921
Ghost dance
Indians of North America West (U.S.) Religion
Indians of North America West (U.S.) Government relations
Lakota Indians Religion
Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890
Indians of North America Great Plains History 19th century
Indians of North America Great Basin History 19th century
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