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Finding Sand Creek: History, Archeology, and the 1864 Massacre Site

By Jerome A. Greene , Douglas D. Scott

Book information

Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Year
2004
ISBN
0806136235, 9780806136233, 0806179961, 9780806179964
LCC
E83.863 .G74 2004
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2838361 bytes)
Edition
Hardcover ed.
Pages
xxvi, 241\268
Library
torrents.ru tech collections 2009-11-14
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2010-01-11 02:35:34
1864; Cheyenne Indians--Antiquities; Arapaho IndiaColo.Sand Creek Massacre

Description

The 1864 Sand Creek Massacre is one of the most disturbing and controversial events in American history. While its historical significance is undisputed, the exact location of the massacre has been less clear. Because the site is sacred ground for Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians, the question of its location is more than academic; it is intensely personal and spiritual. In 1998 the National Park Service, under congressional direction, began a research program to verify the location of the Sand Creek site. The team consisted of tribal members, Park Service staff and volunteers, and local landowners. In Finding Sand Creek, the project’s leading historian, Jerome A. Greene, and its leading archeologist, Douglas D. Scott, tell the story of how this dedicated group of people used a variety of methods to pinpoint the site. Drawing on oral histories, written records, and archeological fieldwork, Greene and Scott present a wealth of evidence to verify their conclusions. Greene and Scott’s team study led to legislation in the year 2000 that established the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site.

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