Custer Died for Your Sins (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Vine Deloria, Jr.
- First Published: 1969
- Type of Work: Social criticism
- Genres: Criticism, Nonfiction
- Subjects: History, United States or Americans, Race, Nineteenth century, Social issues, Native Americans or American Indians, Ethnic groups
Critical Evaluation:
Vine Deloria, Jr., one of the most important Native American intellectuals, first achieved prominence with the publication of Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto, a collection of eleven essays and an “afterword” on a variety of topics related to American Indian social, legal, and political issues of the 1960’s. Coming at the end of a decade in which the fundamental values of American culture were being rigorously questioned, when American history was being rewritten, and when the younger generation was eagerly searching for...
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