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Three battles of Sand Creek : in blood, in court, and as the end of history /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Michno, Gregory, 1948- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: El Dorado Hills, California : Savas Beatie LLC, [2017]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Sand Creek Massacre, Colo., 1864.
Cheyenne Indians > Wars, 1864.
Arapaho Indians > Wars.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. In blood
  • The road to Sand Creek
  • Camp Weld Conference
  • The march to Fort Lyon
  • The last night of peace
  • The approach
  • Flags and friendlies
  • A battle
  • A massacre
  • Scalp dance
  • Night of phantoms
  • Death of Jack Smith
  • Aftermath
  • Part II. In court
  • Denver Military Commission
  • Joint Committee in Washington
  • Doolittle's Committee
  • Conflicting testimony
  • Battle or massacre? The fallacy of the false dichotomy
  • Part III. The end of history
  • Eyewitness testimony
  • False memories
  • Leading questions
  • Trauma and memory
  • Memory alteration and cognitive dissonance
  • Don't confuse me with the facts
  • Oral history
  • Memories of three Sand Creek witnesses: Bent, Chivington, and Soule
  • Ghosts busted at Sand Creek
  • Postmodernism
  • The end of history.