Dee Brown
Dee Brown (1908-2002) was a celebrated author of both fiction and nonfiction, whose classic study Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is widely credited with exposing the systematic destruction of American Indian tribes to a world audience. Brown was born in Louisiana and grew up in Arkansas. He worked as a reporter and a printer before enrolling at Arkansas State Teachers College, where he met his future wife, Sally Stroud. He later earned two degrees in library science and worked as a librarian...See more
Dee Brown (1908-2002) was a celebrated author of both fiction and nonfiction, whose classic study Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is widely credited with exposing the systematic destruction of American Indian tribes to a world audience. Brown was born in Louisiana and grew up in Arkansas. He worked as a reporter and a printer before enrolling at Arkansas State Teachers College, where he met his future wife, Sally Stroud. He later earned two degrees in library science and worked as a librarian while beginning his career as a writer. He went on to research and write more than thirty books, often centered on frontier history or overlooked moments of the Civil War. Brown continued writing until his death in 2002. See less
Dee Brown's Featured Books
Dee Brown book reviews
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
our past history
by Ruth, Oct 3, 2013
A VERY INTERESTING CHRONICAL OF OUR INDIAN FOR-FATHERS. Read More
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Wondrous Times on the Frontier
Dee Brown earlier work
by Laura B, Dec 13, 2012
Very informative, but a little rambling, since full of so many captured details. His later work continues to improve with age. Read More
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
by thomas h, Jan 19, 2012
my wife is lakota so i've seen where this happened. seeing the areas where the calvary hunted down women and children and killed them never leaves you. this book will help you be there. tom2 Read More
