Eyewitness at Wounded Knee

by Richard E. Jensen, R. Eli Paul, John E. Carter, Heather Cox Richardson (Introduction), James Austin Hanson (Foreword by)

Overview

Eyewitness at Wounded Knee brings together and assesses for the first time 143 photographs that were made before and immediately after the massacre.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803236097
Publisher:	UNP - Bison Books
Publication date:	09/01/2011
Series:	Great Plains Photography
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	9.20(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

James A. Hanson, director of the Nebraska State Historical Society, notes in his foreword the importance of the photographs as primary historical sources. Richard E. Jensen and R. Eli Paul are research specialists at the society who have written for various journals. John E. Carter is curator of photographs there. His book, Solomon D. Butcher: Photographing the American Dream, was published by the University of Nebraska Press in 1985.

Table of Contents

Introduction - Heather Cox Richardson
Foreword - James A. Hanson
 
CHAPTER ONE: Another Look at Wounded Knee - Richard E. Jensen
CHAPTER TWO: "Your Country Is Surrounded" - R. Eli Paul
CHAPTER THREE: Making Pictures for a News-Hungry Nation - John E. Carter
 
THE PHOTOGRAPHS:
Prelude
The Battlefield
The War's End
Epilogue
 
Notes
References
Acknowledgments
List of Photograph Repositories
Index
 

Editorial Reviews

"Although the subject is somber, the vivid photos and well-written text present a full and useful history."—Omaha World-Herald

Omaha World-Herald

"This is not only a valuable record and account of Wounded Knee, but also a penetrating look at the role photographers played in how the public came to know and understand the tragic events."—Dawn G. Marsh, Great Plains Quarterly

Great Plains Quarterly - Dawn G. Marsh