Author: Jerome A. Greene Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press ISBN: 080614551X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 619
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As the year 1890 wound to a close, a band of more than three hundred Lakota Sioux Indians led by Chief Big Foot made their way toward South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation to join other Lakotas seeking peace. Fearing that Big Foot’s band was headed instead to join “hostile” Lakotas, U.S. troops surrounded the group on Wounded Knee Creek. Tensions mounted, and on the morning of December 29, as the Lakotas prepared to give up their arms, disaster struck. Accounts vary on what triggered the violence as Indians and soldiers unleashed thunderous gunfire at each other, but the consequences were horrific: some 200 innocent Lakota men, women, and children were slaughtered. American Carnage—the first comprehensive account of Wounded Knee to appear in more than fifty years—explores the complex events preceding the tragedy, the killings, and their troubled legacy. In this gripping tale, Jerome A. Greene—renowned specialist on the Indian wars—explores why the bloody engagement happened and demonstrates how it became a brutal massacre. Drawing on a wealth of sources, including previously unknown testimonies, Greene examines the events from both Native and non-Native perspectives, explaining the significance of treaties, white settlement, political disputes, and the Ghost Dance as influential factors in what eventually took place. He addresses controversial questions: Was the action premeditated? Was the Seventh Cavalry motivated by revenge after its humiliating defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn? Should soldiers have received Medals of Honor? He also recounts the futile efforts of Lakota survivors and their descendants to gain recognition for their terrible losses. Epic in scope and poignant in its recounting of human suffering, American Carnage presents the reality—and denial—of our nation’s last frontier massacre. It will leave an indelible mark on our understanding of American history.
Author: Troy Lambert Publisher: Troy Lambert ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 81
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Nice Wedding Dresses. Too bad about all that blood. Nick O’Flannigan, the accidental detective and amateur sleuth, never imagined his photography assignment for Travel USA magazine would continually plunge him into the heart of unsolved mysteries. In Cheyenne. What should have been a simple stop turns into a sinister investigation when he stumbles upon the case of a shooting in a bridal boutique that has local law enforcement stumped. A Cold Case Reopened Drawn into a cold case that has haunted Cheyenne for years, Nick finds himself wrestling with a mystery that has left the local community puzzled and fearful. Armed with just one obscure detail from the crime scene, he must connect the dots using his unique ability to see what others overlook. Chasing Shadows As Nick delves deeper into darker secrets, he discovers that the key to solving the case may lie in understanding the significance of the blood-stained gowns. Each clue pulls him further into danger, as the true perpetrator remains determined to keep the past buried. A Heart-Pounding Investigation With time running out and the threat of the killer striking again looming over his every move, Nick must piece together the fragmented evidence before it’s too late. “A good mystery complete with twists that have you second-guessing yourself.” – J. Johnson Fans of Chase Baker and gripping travel mysteries will find themselves riveted by Nick O’Flannigan’s latest adventure. Carnage in Cheyenne is a fast-paced thriller that promises to keep you guessing until the very last page. Join Nick as he navigates the perilous intersection of crime and celebration in this unforgettable installment of the Capital City Murders series.
Author: Ivy Maxwell Publisher: Ivy Maxwell ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 238
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Val has enjoyed the steamy benefits of her relationship with her nerdy boyfriend, Tim—the way he pumps up her freckled jugs to ridiculous sizes and swells her muscles until she’s thick and tight—but in the back of mind, she has always felt like something is missing. Like she’s not enough. Perhaps, Val wonders, it is because she has been a cripple for years. Are those countless hours spent pounding iron at the gym really just a desperate effort to compensate for the cane she depends on, or her lame, scarred leg that doctors say will never work right again? How can a 20-year-old woman be so fit and attractive yet walk—or rather, limp—around harboring such humiliation? Especially when she used to be such a legendary athlete? Sometimes the shame is more than the busty redhead can bear. Then one day Val wakes up healed. She can run, she can jump, she can train without restraint. Her head spins with ambition. She enters the Bayou Brawl, a track-and-field competition that pits Val against the biggest, baddest female athletes around. Her body in peak form, Val thinks winning will be simple. But things are never simple when the growth power is involved. There are a few problems standing in Val’s way more daunting than mere hurdles and high-jumps: • It wasn’t her boyfriend that healed her . . . but another man that schemes to win over the gorgeous ginger’s heart. • Sleeping within Val is an ancient evil that dreams of world domination . . . and it’s finally waking up. • Her boyfriend thinks with his you-know-what rather than his brain most of the time . . . and there’s no telling how he’ll use his growth powers when the going gets tough. Sure, Tim promised Val he wouldn’t interfere with the competition by growing her muscles to give her an advantage. But what happens when it’s Val’s athletic rival Cheyenne who unexpectedly grows big, dripping jugs that expand more and more, the creamy cans hindering her progress slowly but surely in the grand race for first place? Could Tim really be that dumb? Probably. But as Val knows firsthand . . . appearances can be deceiving. This story is Book 6 of an erotic romance series featuring egregious breast expansion and female muscle growth.
Author: Emmanuel Kreike Publisher: Princeton University Press ISBN: 0691200122 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 544
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A global history of environmental warfare and the case for why it should be a crime The environmental infrastructure that sustains human societies has been a target and instrument of war for centuries, resulting in famine and disease, displaced populations, and the devastation of people’s livelihoods and ways of life. Scorched Earth traces the history of scorched earth, military inundations, and armies living off the land from the sixteenth to the twentieth century, arguing that the resulting deliberate destruction of the environment—"environcide"—constitutes total war and is a crime against humanity and nature. In this sweeping global history, Emmanuel Kreike shows how religious war in Europe transformed Holland into a desolate swamp where hunger and the black death ruled. He describes how Spanish conquistadores exploited the irrigation works and expansive agricultural terraces of the Aztecs and Incas, triggering a humanitarian crisis of catastrophic proportions. Kreike demonstrates how environmental warfare has continued unabated into the modern era. His panoramic narrative takes readers from the Thirty Years' War to the wars of France's Sun King, and from the Dutch colonial wars in North America and Indonesia to the early twentieth century colonial conquest of southwestern Africa. Shedding light on the premodern origins and the lasting consequences of total war, Scorched Earth explains why ecocide and genocide are not separate phenomena, and why international law must recognize environmental warfare as a violation of human rights.
Author: John Fawell Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 147660181X Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 225
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Few directors are characterized by both extraordinary film craft and the ironic reputation for lowbrow films. Despite his many achievements as a child of the Italian Cinecitta studios, however, Sergio Leone has been judged severely by writers who find his films lacking in ideas and moralists who find his films unduly cynical. Nevertheless, Leone's greatest cinematic achievement, Once Upon a Time in the West, served to refute these criticisms while exposing the director's unique romanticism and artistic ambition. As Leone's fourth successful American western film, Once Upon a Time in the West earned him acclaim for liberating the western genre, restoring it to a place of antique American simplicity. The principal goal of this book is to sharpen an appreciation for Sergio Leone and his most famous American western. The first two chapters deal with the relationship between Once Upon a Time in the West and the western films that preceded it, particularly those of John Ford. Subsequent chapters concentrate on the central characters of Once Upon a Time in the West, with special attention to Jill, Leone's first female protagonist and a surprisingly successful character, central to the plot and accorded a kind of existential strength usually reserved for men in Westerns. The sixth, seventh and eighth chapters address Leone's visual style, which represents a unique fusion of Hollywood classicism and modernism, and reveals the influences of Italian Surrealism and the French New Wave. The final chapters explore the rhythm, romanticism, and musical character of Once Upon a Time in the West, espousing the theory that Leone's approach to film is, above all, musical.
Author: Thom Hatch Publisher: Turner Publishing Company ISBN: 1684424550 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 261
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The Blue, the Gray, and the Red is the first book dedicated solely to chronicling the numerous campaigns waged against the Indians in the American West during the Civil War. In fact, more Indians were killed between 1861 and 1865 than in any other period in history. Some of the most noteworthy Indian Campaigns ever conducted, featuring a fascinating cast of larger than life characters, took place during these years. Award-winning author Thom Hatch offers chronological narrative rich in details and full of new revelations of the bloody hostilities in the West. The Blue, the Gray, and the Red will appeal to all those interested in the Civil War and the Indian War in American history. It provides a thoroughly researched background of the conflicts and cross-references simultaneous battles and events in the eastern theater of the Civil War. The exhaustive documentation and analysis paired with the uniqueness of the subject will cast new light on this most turbulent period.
Author: Patrick M. Mendoza Publisher: august house ISBN: 9780874836073 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 132
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A collection of ghost lore includes "The Ghosts of Wounded Knee," "The Moonlight Rider of Wyoming," and "The Hauntings of the Sheridan Inn."
Author: Joseph Agonito Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 1493019066 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 353
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Brave Hearts: Indian Women of the Plains tells the story of Plains Indian women through a series of fascinating vignettes. They are a remarkable group of women – some famous, some obscure. Some were hunters, some were warriors and, in a rare case, one was a chief; some lived extraordinary lives, while others lived more quietly in their lodges. Some were born into traditional families and knew their place in society while others were bi-racial who struggled to find their place in a world conflicted between Indian and white. Some never knew anything but the old, nomadic way of life while others lived-on to suffer through the reservation years. Others were born on the reservation but did their best in difficult times to keep to the old ways. Some never left the reservation while others ventured out into the larger world. All, in their own way, were Plains Indian women.
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