Heather Cox Richardson's "Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre" The Wounded Knee Massacre took place on December 29, 1890, and it marked an important chapter in Native American -- U.S. relations. This event generated much controversy due to the high number of casualties involved and because American troops were believed to take advantage of their position with the purpose of murdering innocent natives. Heather Cox Richardson's book "Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre" goes at providing readers with a whole new understanding of the episode. The writer emphasizes that the matter is much more complex and that American politicians played an important role in making the event possible.

While most people are familiarized with the...

The fact that it all seemed like a set of unfortunate circumstances coming together was enough for some people to refrain from wanting to want more concerning it. Richardson's book is dedicated at raising public awareness concerning one of the biggest injustices in the history of the U.S. And of mankind as a whole. The writer discusses with regard to how American leaders acknowledged the importance of fear as an important factor in influencing natives to cooperate with the authorities.
"Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre" is not only meant to relate to ideas like racism, as the book goes more in-depth by emphasizing the possible factors that influenced American troops to get actively…