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Scalp Dance: Indian Warfare on the High Plains, 1865-1879 [Illustrated] (Hardcover)

by Thomas Goodrich (Author) "By the spring of 1865, the bloody American Civil War was all but over ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 340 pages
  • Publisher: Stackpole Books; illustrated edition edition (31 Oct 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 081171523X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0811715232
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.1 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 508,156 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Looks at life and death on the American frontier, drawing from diaries, letters, and memoirs of those who experienced it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating account of the Plains Wars, 25 Aug 1998
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This book is the best ever written on the Indian wars, and it shows the great stupidity of the idea that between the Civil War and Spanish-American War American soldiers were at peace. Nothing could have been further from the truth. "Scalp Dance" shows the gory, harrowing battles waged by handfuls of ill-equipped soldiers against some of the most barbaric opponents America has ever faced. Usually outnumbered and sometimes even despised by some of their own countrymen, these troops were the men who made the settling of the West a fact. Until now, their story and their sacrifices have been largely forgotten thanks to mountains of PC rhetoric. Now "Scalp Dance" has rectified that. Those who loved the movie "Dances With Wolves" should read this book of FACTUAL accounts of the Plains Wars for a no-holds-barred history lesson. "Scalp Dance" is bloody, suspenseful book that is all the more relevant because it's actual history.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Indian wars from the participiants view, 24 Aug 1998
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Tells the story of the indian fighting the decade after the Civil War. Much from letters and diaries. Gives some insights in the fighting but no analyzis, no tactics nor a good discussing summary. But you get the feeling of being at the "frontier".
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5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling Tale From Those Who Lived It, 7 Jul 1998
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No Hollywood production could match the tales told by these brave souls. Mr. Goodrich has done an excellent job of telling this story from the words of those who were there.
This is a well-balanced book - while it doesn't fail to mention the unfair treatment that the Indians received from the US government, it removes the mythical view of the Indians as mere "victims". Indeed, these people were responsible for some of the most barbaric and monstrous crimes against humanity.
Highly recommended work.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Kill or be Killed
The only way to defeat the Indians was to kill them. There is no right or wrong in this when two sides want the same thing. The superior white man won and the rest is history.
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2.0 out of 5 stars To one sided
This may be factual but does not present both sides. It favors the white mans side only. Showing the terrible things the Indians did, but not what provoked them. Read more
Published on 5 April 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Ripping good yarn!
Its a shame that this book tells such a terrible story as its such a well written account of a terrible period of America's history. Read more
Published on 8 Aug 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars compelling reading
Scalp Dance takes you on a factual ride through the plains. The eyewitness reports and letters make you feel you are really there and gives you insight into the brave Indians,... Read more
Published on 22 Jun 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Great eye-opener of the indian war.
The author used the actual writings of the witnesses of the indian war on the plains. Very interesting, you will not put this book down until you finish it. Read more
Published on 6 Mar 1998

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