His main argument is that high-school and elementary school textbooks tell the story of Thanksgiving, as best fits, to suit this countries "vision" of a perfect history. ... One pertinent piece of information that Loewen interjects is the extreme depletion of the Native American People in the 16th century, before the "pilgrims" even set foot on the "New World", due to a major plague. I myself, being a product of the American public school system, had never read (in any school related textbook) of such a plague in all 12 years of school and 4 years of "higher education" until this day. ... Y...

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Feelings Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a full account on the annihilation of the American Indian from the 1860's to the 1890's. I like the book for its information but I did not enjoy reading it. I appreciated the story from the perspective of the American Indian. From reading Bury My Heart at ...

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