An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

Dee Brown

1 book referenced

Books by Dee Brown

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Referenced in 8 episodes

456. Fall of the Sioux: The Massacre at Wounded Knee (Part 3)

May 30, 2024

Context:

Explicitly mentioned as 'the book by Dee Brown that was published at the beginning of the 70s' - described as transformative in how the clash between Americans and Native Americans is understood

455. Fall of the Sioux: The Ghost Dance (Part 2)

May 29, 2024

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Explicitly mentioned as 'perhaps the best known work of history on Native Americans' and 'D. Brown's book, which was published in 1970', discussing how the title comes from the 1927 poem by Stephen Vincent Benét

454. Fall of the Sioux: Death of Crazy Horse (Part 1)

May 26, 2024

Context:

Implied reference when discussing Wounded Knee. Tom says 'Where hearts are buried' and Dominic responds 'Exactly. Where hearts are buried at Wounded Knee.' This is a clear allusion to Dee Brown's famous 1970 book about Native American history.

453. Custer's Last Stand: The Final Showdown (Part 8)

May 22, 2024

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Referenced as influential in changing attitudes toward Custer from the 1960s onwards, mentioned alongside the influence of Vietnam on perceptions of the battle.

448. Custer vs. Crazy Horse: Horse-Lords of the Plains (Part 3)

May 08, 2024

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Mentioned when discussing attempts to reframe the history of the American West from the Native American perspective, describing 'how the West was won as being how the West was lost'

447. Custer vs. Crazy Horse: The Winning of the West (Part 2)

May 06, 2024

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Referenced as marking a shift in perspectives on Native American history, noted as influential from the late 60s/early 70s.

12 Days: The Murder of Thomas Becket and the Wounded Knee Massacre

December 29, 2021

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Referenced as 'D. Brown's famous revisionist work on Native Americans in the West' when discussing the Wounded Knee massacre. Later mentioned again as a book that 'had such an impact' on changing perceptions of Native American history.

42. The Wild West

April 12, 2021

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Described as 'the famous book that essentially recalibrated' understanding of the West, presenting the tragedy and horror of what happened to Native Americans