Wounded Knee: The Road to an American Massacre

On December 29, 1890, near Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota, American troops unleashed their howitzers on hundreds of unarmed Lakota Sioux men, women, and children, resulting in the tragic death of nearly 300 Sioux. Renowned historian Heather Cox Richardson, in her book Wounded Knee, sheds light on the massacre's connection to familiar political forces: intense partisanship, inflammatory political rhetoric, and a profit-driven media.

Richardson presents a groundbreaking narrative of the Wounded Knee tragedy, highlighting that its roots were not in the Western frontier, but in the political corridors of the East. Both Democrat and Republican politicians in Washington utilized fear as a potent political tool, ultimately paving the way for the horrific massacre.

Thoroughly researched and eloquently written, Wounded Knee stands as the definitive chronicle of a significant American tragedy. Richardson's insightful analysis offers a fresh perspective on a dark chapter in American history, illustrating the destructive consequences of political manipulation and media exploitation.

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