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  • Paperback: 340 pages
  • Publisher: Stackpole Books; New Ed edition (15 Oct 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0811729079
  • ISBN-13: 978-0811729079
  • Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.5 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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Some of the most savage war in world history was waged on the American Plains from 1865 to 1879. As settlers moved west following the Civil War, they found powerful Indian tribes barring the way. When the U.S. Army intervened, a bloody and prolonged conflict ensued. Drawing heavily from diaries, letters, and memoirs from American Plains settlers, historian Thomas Goodrich weaves a spellbinding tale of life and death on the prairie, told in the timeless words of the participants themselves. "Scalp Dance" is a powerful, unforgettable epic that shatters modern myths. Within its pages, the reader will find a truthful account of Indian warfare as it occurred.


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Thomas Goodrich is a professional writer whose focus is on the American West. He is also the author of The Day Dixie Died, War to the Knife, and co-author of Bloody Bill Anderson.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating account of the Plains Wars, 25 Aug 1998
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This review is from: Scalp Dance: Indian Warfare on the High Plains, 1865-1879 (Hardcover)
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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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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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4.0 out of 5 stars Ripping good yarn!, 8 Aug 1998
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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. I found it a very interesting account of Indian warfare on the high plains after the Civil War. The author used first-hand accounts of the fighting and style of warfare used by both sides. The only fault that I could find with this book that there were not many similiar accounts from the 'other' side. Overall an excellent read which makes you realise how lucky we are sometimes and what other people had to endure back in those days.
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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.
Published 21 months ago by J. Owens

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 4 April 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling Tale From Those Who Lived It
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. Read more
Published on 7 Jul 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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