The Massacre at Sand Creek: Narrative Voices (American Indian Literature & Critical Studies Series)

About this book

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 nations 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 and history. At once informative and imaginative it offers new insight into an American tragedy.