The Ghost Dance War: A Story of Hope, Fear, and the Road to the Massacre at Wounded Knee

A comprehensive narrative analysis of the Ghost Dance movement and the sociopolitical conditions culminating in the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre. Integrating primary sources and modern scholarship, this work is suitable for academic study and general readership. Ward McLendon blends eyewitness accounts, historical records, and cultural context to reveal the human stories behind one of the most tragic chapters in American history.

A peaceful ceremony. A nation in fear. A tragedy born from misun...