If there is a group more misunderstood, mistreated, and misrepresented in America, I am not sure who it would be. Naturally, this attracts me to works by and about Native Americans. Fiction or non fiction, if it has something to do with Native Americans, I am going to be interested. Whenever I get worn out of the noirs, odd histories, and whatever else catches my attention, I will find something to do with Native Americans to deepen my knowledge of the real Americans.
Here are some of the non-fiction titles I have read over the years, and gander at my Goodreads list for a complete listing
The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History by Joseph M. Marshall III- As the title suggests, this is as much a history of the Lakota Sioux as it is Crazy Horse. While it checks in at 310 pages, this is a rich history full of details about the Sioux tribe of the Dakotas. Fitting enough, this was the first book I recorded on my Goodreads account, and one that has stuck with me for many years now.
Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee: An Indian History of The American West by Dee Brown- No list would be complete without this book, and rightfully so. From start to finish this book reads like a novel you will not want to put down. Many historians use this as a jumping off point for their dive into the study of plains Indians
Killers of The Flower Moon: The Osage Murders And The Birth Of The FBI by David Grann- The hype around this book compelled me to finally pick this one up. Full of horrible details about the systematic murder of the wealth Osage Millionaires in Oklahoma and Texas, you cannot help but be sucked in to this story.
Lame Deer, Seeker Of Visions by John Fire Lame Deer- If you seek a first hand account of life on the plains, look no further. Full of dark descriptions of mythical ceremonies and the day to day life, you are not going to find a more interesting read.
Osceola And The Great Seminole War: A Struggle For Justice And Freedom by Thom Hatch- The only tribe to fight the American Army to a standstill, and ultimately peace, the Seminole tribe is one of the least known of the eastern tribes. This book sheds light on the Seminole Wars en tote.
Empire Of The Summer Moon: Quanah Parker And The Rise and Fall Of Comanche, The Most Powerful Indian Tribe In American History by S.C. Gwyne- Besides Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee, this is the most complete history of a tribe in North America! Yet it reads like a Larry McMurtry novel. The Comanche, especially Quanah Parker, were a people of little recorded history YET this book goes into the greatest detail of their lives on the plains of Texas.
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