The Massacre at Sand Creek: Narrative Voices Tapa dura - 1995

University of Oklahoma Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1995. Book. Very Good. Hard Cover (x-library). 1st Printing. Octavo. Ex-library with usual markings and labels. Dust jacket in plastic sleeve, taped to boards..

Ex-library. Inside flaps of dust jacket pasted to inside boards.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1995. xi, 252 pages; 20 cm. American Indian Literature & Critical Studies Series, volume 16. BRAND NEW. A fine copy. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. "In the dawn of November 29, 1864, a Colorado militia unit attacked a peaceful encampment of Cheyennes by Sand Creek in southeast Colorado Territory and murdered almost two hundred men, women, and children. The massacre defined the history of the West by ensuring that there could be no peace between white settlers and Plains Indians. Today, Sand Creek stands out as one of the most notorious instances of injustice in our nation's history. In The Massacre at Sand Creek, Bruce Cutler retells, in a powerful narrative, the events surrounding this atrocity. He remains faithful to historical fact, but, through a lyrical and poetic version of this tragedy, elicits a dimension of feeling that history books could never call forth." "The Massacre at Sand Creek bridges the gap between literature… Leer más

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 252 pages, errata slip laid in. ¿History of the 1864 event as told by participants. Chivington, Captain Silas Soule, and voices of the Cheyennes - voices that historical documents do not record - with particular focus on Black Kettle.¿.

Norman, OK: Univ of Oklahoma Press, 1995. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. EX-LIB/UNCIRCULATED Copy. No loan pocket. Liibrary stickers to fEP & faint paperclip shadow to Contents page, else BRAND NEW Copy with dust jacket under mylar. A historical novel written in poetic narrative. Portions previously published. Recreation of the brutal 1864 massacre of some two hundred peaceful Cheyenne men, women and children at Sand Creek in southeast Colorado Territory. Voices of Colonel John Chivington who planned the surprise attack. Captain Silas Soule the sole officer who refused to participate, and mountain man John Smith who watched his half-Cheyenne die are based on historical records. The larger than life tragic figure is Black Kettle who so trusted the white man he waved the white flag of peace even as the soldiers advanced. A song of a great betrayl in the annals of American history. Fine copy.

Norman, Oklahoma: Univ of Oklahoma Pr. Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0806127309 . Book is clean and tight, there is surface damage to back flyleaf and inside back cover where it looks like maybe the book pocket was relocated and glue caught both surfaces and were peeled apart. Ex-library with typical library markings. Dust jacket is in mylar cover that is glued to book, spine label is on mylar.; Ex-Library .

Publisher: U. of Oklahoma Date of Publication: 1995 Binding: Hardcover Condition: This is the stated U. of Oklahoma First Edition from 1995. Other than a clipped back cardholder flyleaf (ex libris) and just a touch of scoliosis, both the mylar-covered DJ and the book are in positively excellent condition. There are no rips, tears, etc.---and the pages and binding are tight as a drum (they still crackle) .Acceptable

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. Consists of historical documents and Cheyenne recollections of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864. 7717.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.